CHAPTER IV. 

 BEDDING DOWN IN THE STABLE. 



There are various ways of bedding down horses in the stable : 

 some are better than others. 



T HAVE spent much of my time in stables of all kinds, 

 ^ even in the mines and coal pits ; and all kinds 

 of places where a number of horses are kept have 

 come under my notice. I was asked a few years ago 

 by one of the proprietors of the Live Stock Jour?ial to 

 write articles for that paper on the management of the 

 horse while in the stable. Being very busy at the time 

 with several other papers, on quite a different subject to 

 the horse, I could not spare time just then to comply with 

 the request. 



I always say more horses are lamed while in the 

 stable than when at work. This is my opinion. 

 Take for instance a gentleman's horse, no matter whether 

 it is a hackney carriage horse, hunter, or pony, frequently 

 we find it gets lamed from some cause or another. I will 

 mention some things, which I believe have a great deal 

 to do with horses becoming lame. 



