gi'oimd is the natural place from which the horse should 

 feed. 



Hitching. — Never hitch a horse in the stall by anything 

 of indefinite length ; he will either be hitched so short 

 that he cannot lay down, or so long that he will get cast. 

 The best hitch is a piece of twisted chain, with snap 

 hooks on either end, and one of the snaps a swivel. Place 

 an iron rod with a ring so that it will slide from end to 

 end, about one and one-half feet long, firmly to the front 

 middle of the stall, at such a height from the floor that 

 when one end of the hitch is attached to the ring upon the 

 rod, the other end will touch the floor. When the halter 

 is fastened to this end it will allow the horse to pick up 

 anything within two feet of the head of the stall, without 

 danger of gettnig bis foot over the hitch. A chain across 

 the foot of the stall will prevent the animal from pawing 

 his bedding all out from under him. 



The stable should be well lighted, all windows supplied 

 with weights, so as to open at top or bottom, or both. 



Harness. — Never leave any part of the harness hanging 

 in the stall room ; the pungent gases which arise there 

 will soon destroy its strength and beauty. Have a tight 

 closet opening from the carriage room for this purpose. 

 The gases of the stable may be greatly abated by the fre- 

 quent use of land plaster or the carbolate of lime sprinkled 

 about the floor. 



Feeding. — The horse by nature is fastidious in regard to 

 his food and drink, and will not consume foul food or drink 

 unless driven to it by the unsatisfied pangs of hunger or 

 thirst. If the food be sweet and clean, although of limited 

 quantity, he will keep in better condition and spirits than 

 when allowed indefinite quantities of poor, unclean ra- 

 tions. It is neither economy for you, or health for him to 

 purchase second quality fodder. 



We are continually prone to feed our horses too much 

 hay. You not only waste the hay, but endanger the 

 horse's health. For instance, feed him all the hay that he 



