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When a liorsc is brought in wet and dirty he should 

 be washed over, scraped, and dried. The sheets 

 should be placed upon him and his legs rolled in 

 flannel bandages. Of course agricultural horses can 

 only be well rubbed down to make them as dry and 

 clean as possible. A horse should never be left to 

 stand all wet and mud-bespattered until the dirt dry 

 of its own accord, or ** mud-fever " will be a certain 

 result of such neglect. The best way to produce a 

 glossy coat on the horse is to rub him well with an 

 ordinary body brush, always in the same direction 

 that the hair lies, then he should be wis[)ed with 

 slightly -damped meadow hay, and lastly with a 

 smooth, soft cloth. The rubbing produces heat, which 

 promotes circulation, and it is generally beneficial to 

 health. A little linseed given internally will materi- 

 ally assist the groom's efforts externally in the [)ro- 

 duction of a sleek, shining coat. The curry-comb 

 should never be used on higher-bred horses other 

 than in simply cleaning the brush, because when 

 heavily applied to the horse it has a tendency to 

 break and open his coat. The horse should be 

 thoroughly well groomed over at least twice a day. 

 Higher-bred horses should be turned in the stall and 

 well cleaned about the front, particularly under the 

 mane, which some grooms are inclined to neglect 

 if not watched and checked for their nc^^Iigence. As 

 soon as this is done, he should be turned up in the 

 stall and his body and hind quarters rubbed in the 

 same manner. Finally, his mane and tail should be 



