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them remedied if possible. As soon as the food 

 is consumed, the operation of cleaning is to be car- 

 ried on in good earnest, which done, harness and 

 prepare for daily work. 



In large establishments it is most profitable to 

 employ a horsekeeper, who, having charge of the 

 provender and stables, enters at a certain hour, 

 say five a.m., and feeds the whole. Each driver 

 as he arrives, then turns up the bedding, exa- 

 mines the harness and cleans his horse. By this 

 plan animals are better cared for in the feeding, 

 and much waste is avoided. 



The duties of the horsekeeper are, during the 

 day, to see that the stables are cleaned thoroughly, 

 receive all horses coming to bait, and see to the 

 feeding of the whole at night. 



Each horse as he comes from work is carefully 

 examined by him, also the harness, and if nothing 

 calls for other treatment, the animal is led to his 

 stall, watered and fed, dressed down by the driver, 

 bedded and left for the night. The horsekeeper 

 has also to see to their being safely tied up, all 

 gaslights turned securely off, and report any ir- 

 regularities, lameness, disease, &c., which he may 

 observe. 



In hunting and racing stables modifications 

 exist, and, to the credit of those at head quarters, 

 we are able to establish the principles by which 

 punctuality and regularity may be caused to work 

 so much good. Many ailments of the farm or 

 cart horse are unknown in hunting or racing 



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