CHAPTER IV. 

 Outfit for One Horse 



THE bare essentials are all that any beginner 

 should, at the outset of his horse-keeping 

 experiences, attempt to provide; nor should he 

 be led along by the advice of well-meaning 

 friends, or loquacious dealers in such commodities, 

 to invest in any articles of which he is reasonably 

 certain that, whatever the future may have in store, 

 he has no present need. Countless accessories in the 

 way of " compositions," polishes, brushes for all pur- 

 poses, etc., are mere catchpenny inventions, and in no 

 way make up for the application of that honest and 

 persistent muscular effort which their acquisition is 

 intended to supersede; while, save in oiling the 

 carriage wheels, " elbow* grease " is the best lubri- 

 cant and scintillant known to stable lore. 



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