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his clothing is taken off, and he is groomed lightly over. 

 The whole of the bedding should now be put outside, 

 to be aired and dried, and the dung and fouled litter 

 should be removed. The stable should be opened out for 

 the admittance of air and sunshine. The floor should be 

 well swept, and any portion of it which may have be- 

 come wet with urine should, if the floor be of waterproof 

 material, be strewn over with dry earth, and then swept 

 dry and clean with a broom. If the floor be of earth, 

 the soiled parts should be scraped up and replaced by 

 dry soil. On the horse's return from work or exercise, 

 say about 8 or 9 o'clock, he is watered, groomed, and 

 clothed according to the season. His bedding is now 

 neatly put down ; and he is fed, and given a full 

 allowance of grass or hay, at the same time as he gets 

 his corn. The stable is then darkened, and the animal 

 is left to himself for three or four hours. Between 

 twelve and one he is watered, lightly groomed, and fed 

 as before ; and is not again disturbed until about four 

 o'clock, at which time he gets a little water, a small 

 feed of corn, and a thorough grooming. The bedding 

 should again be removed, dried, and selected. On the 

 horse's return to the stable in the evening, he is 

 watered and lightly groomed over. His bedding is now 

 arranged, he is fed, given his grass or hay, clothed, and 

 left for the night. 



The syce should remove, without delay, all dung, 

 urine, and soiled litter from the stall ; for the presence 

 of dirt is not alone injurious to the horse's health, but 

 it, also, attracts flies, which are extremely annoying to 

 the animal, especially during the hot weather. 



Strict supervision must be exercised in order to 



