<U{OOMI\G A HORSE ON RACE DAY. 



Chapter XI — Grooming a Horse on Race Day. 



OMPETEXT grooms need no 

 instructions. If your groom is 

 not competent and you can get 

 one that is. by all means do so. 

 Bankers who will not allow the 

 most trusted employe out of 

 their sight with $10,000 will 

 often turn a $10,000 horse over to an incompetent 

 groom. If a man goes wrong you can sometimes 



recover a salvage. 



If a valuable horse goes wrong 



the loss is almost total. 



This chapter is not written for the man who has 

 a competent groom. It was written in response to 

 the following request: 'T am located in a small 

 town where there is no professional trainer and no 

 competent grooms. Several of us young fellows 

 organized a small driving club. We train and take 

 care of our own horses. Can you not give us an 

 article on grooming a horse on race day?" 



The chapter is written for the amateur who 

 takes care of his own horse, or who has an incom- 

 petent groom. The original inquiry was published 

 in "The Horseman" with replies from two prom- 

 inent trainers. This chapter is a combination of 

 their replies. 



Fifty per cent of the success of a race horse is 

 due to the care he gets in the stable and between 



