THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



movement, going all over the animal's body, 

 from head to tail. Finish with a clean, coarse 

 cloth, and reblanket at once. The currycomb 

 should never be used on the legs or the face. 

 For the former use a coarse corn brush first; 

 finish with a hair brush and cloth. For the 

 face use a sponge rung out of water, round 

 eyes and mouth; polish with a dry cloth. 



The horse should also be brushed after 

 using, before being placed in the stable. The 

 tail and mane should be washed in warm water 

 and castile soap once a week, and well brushed 

 every day. Stray hairs in the mane must be 

 pulled out with a sharp twitch. The tail can 

 be trimmed with scissors. 



Good feet are more than half a Horse's 

 value, therefore must not be neglected. A 

 horse only traveling a few miles a day will 

 need shoeing about once every six weeks, 

 and probably the shoes resetting once every 

 three weeks. The feet and legs must be 

 washed off every day, at the morning groom- 

 ing, and any foreign substances that may 



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