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peck measure will be required in a stable of the 

 smallest dimensions. A pitchfork, shovel, and 

 broom will be required for cleaning purposes ; also 

 a wheelbarrow if one cannot be borrowed from 

 the garden. 



EouTiNE Management 



The first thing in the morning the groom should 

 clean out the stable, removing all soiled litter, and 

 flushing out drains if such exist. The horses should 

 then have their morning feed of oats or corn and 

 hay, and a bucketful of fresh water. After their 

 breakfast they should be cleaned, either in or out 

 of the stable. It is always preferable that each 

 horse should be taken outside if possible for this 

 operation, as it is objectionable that the dust and 

 debris should fill the stable. The most important 

 part of the toilet is a vigorous grooming with the 

 dandy brush. The object of brushing, which 

 grooms are often apt to overlook, is not so much 

 to get a gloss on the animal, though this is no 

 doubt desirable, but to apply friction to the skin, 

 and thus remove dead cuticle. The gloss is more 

 a matter of general health than an indication of 

 good grooming, and a horse in the most perfect 

 health and condition will carry a bloom without 



