CHAPTER II 



CLOTHING — BEDDING — STABLE GEAR 



Clothing — Bandages — Boots — Cloths — Bedding — Mangers — Feeding 

 sheets — Nosebags — Fomenting buckets and shoes — Oat-bruising 

 machine — Articles used in grooming. 



Clothing. — For the maintenance of high condition in the 

 horse, it is requisite that he should be supplied in the 

 stable with an ample quantity of warm clothing — short of 

 causing him to perspire. Clothing not alone stimulates 

 the skin, and guards the animal from the ill effects of 

 chill, but also aids in maintaining the internal tempera- 

 ture of the body, thereby supplementing one of the most 

 important offices of food. To avoid overweighting the 

 horse too much, it is advisable to use only English clothing 

 of close material, and not too heavy. During the cold 

 months, a suit of warm clothing by day, with an extra rug 

 at night, will generally be sufficient. As a rule, hoods 

 may be dispensed with, although, if the animal is suffering 

 from a cough or cold, a "night-cap" may be put on at 

 night. This article is a short hood about a foot long, and 

 is made to fit close round the throat. Ordinary hoods, if 

 buckled to the body-piece, are apt during the night to 

 prove uncomfortable to the horse. If unattached, they 



