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A slight additional expense is the only objection to 

 keeping the horse bedded down by day. 



I have found that sawdust makes a good substitute 

 for straw, though I am inclined to think it takes some 

 of the polish off the coat. " Stonehenge " remarks 

 " that it soon heats when wetted with urine, and 

 ammonia is given off profusely, so that great care 

 must be exercised to change it as soon as it becomes 

 soiled." 



When a horse has on a high-heeled shoe as during 

 treatment for sprain of the back tendons or suspensory 

 ligaments, &c. sawdust makes the best bedding ; for it 

 will not catch in the long calkins. Alone, without a 

 raised shoe, it enables a horse to assume a comfortable 

 position for the injured limb. 



Sand forms a very cool bedding for horses, who 

 generally show by frequently rolling on it that they like 

 having it under them. Its use spoils the look of the 

 coat, for the time being, on account of its absorbing 

 a considerable part of the oil which is secreted by the 

 glands of the skin, and which serves to keep the hair 

 soft and pliable. 



Tan is an excellent material to put down in a loose 

 box, for a horse that is at all inclined to inflammation 

 in the feet, provided that the syce is careful to remove 

 the wet portions immediately they become tainted. 



Mangers. Many years ago, Prof. Coleman directed, 

 and with reason, that the feeding-trough should be 

 placed on the ground ; as that arrangement makes the 

 horse assume the natural position in which he was 

 intended to feed. I advocate this practice, because it 

 obliges the animal to eat much slower than he would 



