POINTS OF A GOOD STABLE. 



POINTS OF A BAD STABLE. 



Horses walked on starling out in the 

 morning, and after the noon feed. 



Men bring the horses in at noon, and at 

 night, cool and breathing easily. 



Legs well rubbed if wet or muddy, or if 

 the horses are tired. 



Head, ears and neck well rubbed, if wet 

 from rain or sweat. 



Horses sponj^ed under collar and saddle. 



Horses well brushed if dry. 



Feet washed and examined for nails. 



Eyes, nose and dock sponged in summer. 



In very hot weather, and then only, horses 

 wiped all over with a wet sponge on coming 

 in. (This does not mean washing the horse, 

 much less turning the hose on him.) 



Horses given a little water, but not much, 

 on coming in warm. 



No grain fed for at least an hour. 



Horses watered when cool, then hayed, 

 watered again, and grained. (In any case 

 watered at night. After eating their hay. 

 This is especially necessary in summer.) 



Plenty of bedding, and horses bedded 

 down all day Sunday. 



Hay and grain of the best quality. 



A bran mash Saturday night or Sunday 

 noon ; cool in summer, hot in winter. 



Horses salted in the bran mash, or other- 

 wise, with regularity. 



Hayloft kept clean. 



Harness, especially collars, kept clean. 



Wide stalls. 



Horses tied long, so that they can lie with 

 heads on the floor. 



Plenty of fresh air, but no draughts. 



No fumes from manure pit. 



Stalls not boarded up, but open or grated 

 in the upper part. 



Drying-room for wet blankets. 



Stable quiet at night and on Sundays. 



Horses cleaned Sunday morning. 



Slatted outside doors for hot weather. 



Stable foreman good tempered, not a 

 <lrinking man, and able to keep the drivers 

 up to the mark. 



Comfortable room, with a bathtub, for 

 the man in charge. 



Most important of all — Horses handled 

 gently, neither struck, nor yelled at, nor 

 sworn at. 



Owner drops in often. 



Horses hurried on starting in the morning, 

 and after the noon feed. 



Horses brought in hot and breathing hard. 



Harness stripped off roughly, and horses 

 rushed into stalls without rubbing, cleaning, 

 or sponging. 



Horses' legs washed. 



Horses allowed to drink their fill, no mat- 

 ter how hot; or not w^atered at all. 



Grain fed before the horses are rested. 



Feet not washed or examined until the 

 horse goes lame. 



Horses receive no water after eating their 

 hay, until next morning. 



Scanty bedding. 



No bedding on Sundays until night, and 

 horses watered only twice. 



Hay and grain of poor quality. 



Bran mash not given — too much trouble. 



Horses salted only when somebody hap- 

 pens to think of it. 



Hayloft dusty and dirty. 



Harness unclean : sweat allowed to accu- 

 mulate on inside of collars. 



Narrow stalls. 



Horses tied short for fear of their l^eing 

 cast, as is likely when they are put up dirty. 



Stable close — no ventilating shaft. 



Windows dirty. 



Manure pit ventilates into stable. 



Stalls boarded up high, where the horses' 

 heads are. 



Men loafing in the stable in the evening 

 and on Sunday. 



Horses not cleaned on Sunday. 



Windows broken ; doors left open ; cold 

 draughts in winter. 



No slatted outside doors for hot nights. 



No place for drying wet blankets. 



Uncomfortable room for man in charge : 

 no bathtub. 



Stable foreman addicted to drink. 



Drivers imitate the foreman. 



Worst of all — Horses handled roughly, 

 knocked about ; general atmosphere of noise 

 and profanity. 



Owner never sees the horses taken out or 

 put up, nor on -Sundays. 



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