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. 



[^egs 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, saddle and 

 crupper. 



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. A 

 mash twice a week if work is light. 



A lump or block of salt always within 

 reach of the horse. 



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 morn- 

 ing, and after the noon feed. 



Horses brought in hot and breathing 

 hard. 



Harness stripped off roughly, and horses 

 rushed into stalls without rubbing, clean- 

 ing 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 hap- 

 pens to think of it. 



Hayloft dusty and dirty. 



Harness unclean ; sweat allowed to ac- 

 cumulate 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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