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vii. How to pick up the feet with safety, 

 and wash them without wetting the 

 heels or slopping water about the 

 stall, 

 viii. That under the mane and in the 

 hollows must be kept as free from 

 scurf and dirt as the more conspic- 

 uous parts, 

 ix. How to wisp a horse. 

 X, That lie must not put the cleaning- 

 things and brick - dust on the 

 manger, or blow out the curry-comb 

 or knock it on the bail or stall post, 

 but must tap it out on the floor, in 

 a heap near the drain. 

 When mistakes are made he must be 

 promptly checked, and the *' reason why " 

 shortly explained. 



The orders for stable management in the 

 King's Regulations must be thoroughly 

 known and strictly adhered to. 



Method of Removing Scurf : 



Scurf and greasiness can be removed from a 

 horse's coat and a bright appearance given by 

 rubbing damp sea sand into the hair, waiting 

 till it is dry and then brushing it out. It 



