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The Practical Stud Groom. 



accustpm him to meeting and passing the usual traffic. In 

 the case of meeting the first motor car, it will be necessary 

 to trespass on the courtesy of the motorist, not only to stop 

 his car, but also his engine. For it is a curious fact that a 

 slowly-driven motor car often possesses less terrors for a 



nervous horse than the purring engine of a stationary one. 

 If the railway station is at a convenient distance, a visit to 

 it may be included in the day's outing. This will 

 familiarise the yearling with puffing engines and all the 

 noise and bustle incidental to a busy railway station, and 

 will greatly facilitate matters when the actual loading into 

 the horse-box has to be gone through. 



