POINTS OF A GOOD STABLE 



Horses walked on starting 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 sponged 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 Sun- 

 day noon; cool in summer, hot in winter. 



Horses salted in the bran mash, or 

 otherwise, with regularity. 



Hayloft kept clean. 



Harness, especially collars, kept clean. 



Wide stalls. 



Easy runway. 



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 

 drinking 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. 



POINTS OF A BAD STABLE 



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 rub- 

 bing, cleaning or sponging. 



Horses' legs washed. 



Horses allowed to drink their fill, no 

 matter how hot; or not watered 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 

 happens to think of it. 



Hayloft dusty and dirty. 



Harness unclean; sweat allowed to 

 accumulate on inside of collars. 



Narrow stalls. 



Steep runway, with narrow turns. 



Horses tied short for fear of their 

 being 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 even- 

 ing 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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