Chaptee XV. 



STABLE MANAGEMENT. 



As Yeomanry we have not very much to do with ordi- 

 nary stables. The majority of the regiments, of course, 

 go under canvas for their annual training, and conse- 

 quentlv the horses are picketed in the open. I shall 

 therefore dismiss ordinary stables from our consideration 

 with these few remarks : So long as there is freedom 

 from draught and damp you cannot have too much fresh 

 air and light. In England, and especially in London, 

 stables are generally kept too warm in winter, regardless 

 of the fact that the warmer the stable the more likeli- 

 hood there is of the horses catching cold. Changes m 

 the seasons are best met by changes in the horse's 

 clothing, and good, warm blankets are, as a rule, prefer- 

 able to the shaped rugs. The mangers should be kept 

 scrupulously clean, and the bedding should be taken out 

 every morning, the stall or box thoroughly swept, and 

 at least once a week flushed with plenty of water to which 

 some well-known disinfectant has been added, and under 

 no circumstances should the drains be allowed to become 

 foul or choked. 



