364 Our Noblest Friend, The Horse 



" little " owners will fall upon the livery stable, and 

 those of the cities provide, for about one dollar per 

 day, very excellent attention to all details. The 

 same can hardly be said of the public establishments 

 of suburban localities, and they are quite frequently 

 slovenly to a degree, and given to supplying a poor 

 quality of hay and grain to make up for the reduced 

 rate of board which they usually accept — eighty- 

 five cents per day being about the average rate in 

 such stables. The odd fifteen cents is, however, 

 usually dearly saved, and the care given is of the 

 most haphazard description. 



In many places the " club stable " finds abundant 

 patronage, and is by far the most practical arrange- 

 ment for suburban use, provided some one or more 

 of the committee in charge are practical horsemen, 

 take an active interest, and give matters their per- 

 sonal attention. Such service averages its members 

 a cost of about four dollars per week per horse, 

 and the attention is — or at least may be — fully 

 as good as that of the usual private stable, main- 

 tained by the keeper of the single horse; while if 



