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preparing the way for the body-brush, which it 

 also serves to keep clean. Much care should be 

 exercised in currying the horse with a sensitive skin, 

 as carelessness often provokes kicking, striking, 

 biting and the like. Follow the curry-comb with the 

 body-brush, and with the cloth rub the hair free 



Fig. 101. 



Principal tools for grooming. 1, Curry-comb; 2, Body- 

 brush ; 3, Mane- and tail-comb. 



from dandruff. Straighten out the snarls and tan- 

 gles in the mane and the tail with the comb. The 

 hoof-hook, which is somewhat similar to a hay-hook, 

 is used in cleaning the materials from the sole of the 

 foot. When the colt arrives at the stable with legs 

 covered with loose mud, a half-worn broom is a very 

 convenient tool for removing it. 



While the driver often takes much interest in 

 rubbing the body and in keeping the hair well 



