CHAPTEE II. 



CLOTHING BEDDING STABLE GEAE. 



'LOTJIIXG BANDAGES BOOTS CLOTHS BEDDING MANGERS FEEDING 

 SHEETS NOSEBAGS FOMENTING BUCKETS AND SHOES OAT-BRUISING 

 MACHINE ARTICLES USED IN GROOMING. 



Clothing. For the maintenance of high condition 

 in the horse, it is requisite that he should be supplied^ 

 in the stable, with an ample quantity of warm clothing 

 short of causing him to perspire. Clothing not alone 

 stimulates the skin, and guards the animal from the 

 ill-effects of chill, but also aids in maintaining the 

 internal temperature of the body, thereby supplement- 

 ing one of the most important offices of food. To avoid 

 overweighting the horse too much, it is advisable to 

 use only English clothing of close material, and not 

 too heavy. During the cold months, a suit of warm 

 clothing by day, with an extra rug at night, will gene- 

 rally be sufficient. As a rule, hoods may be dispensed 

 with ; although, if the animal is suffering from a cough 

 or cold, a " night-cap " may be put on at night. This 

 article is a short hood about a foot long, and is made 

 to fit close round the throat. Ordinary hoods, if 

 buckled to the body-piece, are apt, during the night, to 

 prove uncomfortable to the horse. If unattached, they 

 usually fall over the animal's head, on his lowering his 



