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currycomb, a hoof-picker, a rubber, picketing ropes, and 

 any odds and ends required, so that the horses may not 

 be inconvenienced by the carts which carry the corn, gear, 

 etc., being delayed on the road. One bucket between 

 two or three horses will be sufficient. 



Shoeing-Smiths. — Native shoeing-smiths generally 

 charge from Es.l 4 a. to Es.l 8 a. for shoeing, and 12 a. 

 for removing. 



With a large stable, it is a good plan to employ a 

 shoeing- smith on a fixed salary. As a rule they are 

 neat workmen, and will readily learn if properly taught. 

 Their pay will vary from Es. 10 to Es. 16, for which they 

 will shoe and plate their master's horses, and, if attached 

 to a racing stable, will accompany them from one meeting 

 to another. They expect permission to shoe during spare 

 hours on their own account. 



Riding- Lads. — Having got horses to train, the next 

 thing is to find some one to ride them in their gallops, for 

 owners are hardly ever light enough to do this. Besides, 

 a man can generally train better by superintending 

 work than by riding gallops himself. If possible, no one 

 over 8 st. 7 lbs. at the very outside should be put up, 

 for any more weight will certainly tend to shorten the 

 stride of a horse, especially that of small ones like Arabs. 

 On the other hand, too light a lad — say, one of 7 st. — may 

 not be strong enough to hold a big horse together ; and 

 it is always better to put up a little extra weight in the 

 shape of muscle than to allow a horse, particularly a 

 young one, to sprawl all over the place. When a horse 

 has once learned to gallop, unless he be a determined 

 puller, an 8 st. lad will generally be able to do all that 



