ON THE STABLES, ETC. 00 



stand quiet to be shod or plated ; and by the same 

 means, some of them are brought to stand quiet at the 

 time of saddling, when, for want of a rubbing-house 

 on the ground for that purpose, the horses are neces- 

 sarily obliged to be saddled on the course. 



While a race-horse is being shod, the boy who looks 

 after him will have to stand in the stall, attending to 

 his head ; and, if the horse be at all restless, it may be 

 well to give him, at intervals, a little corn out of a sieve, 

 merely to draw his attention a little from what is going 

 on, and to prevent his becoming impatient. I have 

 often had this done ; by such means, and by gentle 

 usage, I have succeeded in getting very troublesome 

 young horses, as well as old ones, shod. 



