190 PINK AND SCARLET 



goes comfortably down to the station at the last 

 minute and gets into a first-class carriage. But it is 

 not always the same for the horse unless the master 

 concerns himself about it in the way that is the 

 horse's due. Grooms are apt to be late on dark 

 winter mornings, and the horse may suffer in con- 

 sequence ; be fed hurriedly and late, hardly be 

 groomed at all, and be bustled off to the station 

 with his feed half eaten, and his clothing, bandages, 

 etc., badly, and therefore uncomfortably, put on. 

 We make a fuss if we are not called ourselves, and 

 have not time to eat our breakfast ! Surely we 

 should make certain that our four-footed colleague, 

 who has all the work to do, has plenty of time in 

 which to eat his ? 



It is the same in coming home again, and it is 

 unsportsmanlike to stay with hounds so long that 

 we have not time to get our horse his sup of well- 

 earned gruel, and his handful or so of oats, before 

 he is put into his box. 



Boxing horses often means a very long day out 

 of the stable, and we should do all we can to make 

 it less hard. 



When sending horses long journeys by rail, much 

 may be done to hasten shuntings, change of lines, 

 etc., by writing civil notes the day before to station- 

 masters or traffic superintendents. These should 

 be thanked when seen for any extra trouble they 

 may have taken, and tips to boxing and shunting 

 porters, and maybe inspectors, should not be 

 forgotten. This is good for horses and horse- 



