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fitted, will cost about 80 guineas for a single horse or 1 20 guineas 

 for a pair ; let us strike an average and say zoo/. To estimate 

 the cost of a horse we are now endeavouring to show how a 

 carriage can be most economically kept, and so imagine that 

 a single horse only is in question is a difficult business to 

 approach with anything like precision, because horses vary so 

 much in price, and it may be added the most costly, unless 

 bought with judgment, are often worth least. It may be said, 

 however, that a man ought to be able to get a sound and 

 sufficiently good-looking beast to draw his waggonette for 4o/., 

 perhaps less. Single-horse harness may be put down at 8/. 

 to io/., and the requisites for a stable at i2/. ; we are imagin- 

 ing that an empty coach-house and stable have to be stocked 

 and put into going order. 



Into this question, however, we may go a little more closely, 

 as the present chapter is intended to be thoroughly practical. 

 What are the requisites, it may be asked is there anything 

 besides a pail, a few brushes, and a curry-comb ? A gentleman 

 who was inexperienced in horse-keeping would probably be 

 surprised at the number of things for which the coachman 

 asked him, when directed to furnish the stable, and we give a 

 detailed list of the articles which the master of a single horse 

 may reasonably be requested to provide if his carriage is to 

 be turned out properly. The prices are appended. In some 

 cases a few shillings might be temporarily saved, but in this, as 

 in so many other matters, the best articles are the cheapest 

 in the long run. Thus, a cheap brush is thrown down, 

 and the back comes off at once ; it is used, and the bristles 

 come out ; but the well-made brush stands wear. Our list 

 includes : 



One set of shoebrushes, los. 6d. ; three leathers, js. 6d. ; two 

 sponges, io.y. ; one body brush, 6s. 6d. ; one curry-comb, is. ; one 

 spoke brush, 5^. 6d. ; two water brushes, <)s. ; one dandy brush, 2s. ; 

 one crest brush, 4^. ; one set of boot-top brushes, Js. 6d. ; one inside 

 carriage brush, 6^. 6d. ; one hoof brush, 2s. 6d. ; one gate scrubber, 

 6^. 6d. ; one scraper, 2s. gd. ; one mane comb, 2s. 6d. ; one trimming 

 comb, is. ; one pair of scissors, 5-$-. 6d. ; one picker, is. 6d. ; two oil 



