26 THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



Together with a plentiful water supply, I may 

 urge the reader to bear in mind how very necessary 

 it is to take all precautions against fire, and to en- 

 deavour to secure the means for putting one out, 

 should he have the misfortune to have one break 

 out in his stables, and to see that such arrange- 

 ments as he may be able to make are ever kept in 

 working order. A few of the hand-grenades sold 

 nowadays should be kept in readiness where they 

 can be instantly got at in case of their being 

 required. They are really good, and most 

 thoroughly answer the purpose for which they are 

 intended, and they are moderate in price. 



Eveiy stable and its contents should be also 

 fully insured against fire, and the horses against 

 accident, and, I may add, the carriage and harness 

 likewise. 



Should a stable be on fire, the first thing is, of 

 course, to endeavour to get the horses out of danger. 

 Now, itisamos^ difficult thing to induce a horse to 

 leave a burning stable — indeed, almost impossible — 

 unless they are bridled or have an ordinary driving 

 headstall put on. Strange to say, there is then no 

 difficulty at all. Why this should be so, I have 

 never been able to ascertain ; but such is the case, 

 and I think I may as well state the fact here, 

 while it is in my mind. 



