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CHAPTER V. 



PAGE 



Space. — Water supply in stables. — Softening water. — 

 ' Anti-calcaire.' — Precautions against fire. — Fire and 

 accident insurances. — Removing horses from a burning 

 stable - - - - - - - 23 



CHAPTER VI. 



Stable doors. — Carelessness of grooms in leading horses 

 in and out of stables. — Good grooms v. bad - - 27 



CHAPTER VII. 



Stable fittings. — Stalls. — Loose-boxes. — Stall partitions. 

 — Government stable fittings.— Wood for partitions. — 

 — Racks and mangers. — Feeding on the ground. — 

 Movable fittings.— Fork and broom racks. — Shelves. 

 — Stall-post pegs. — Dust and dirt. — Slovenly servants - 30 



CHAPTER VIII. 



Stable necessaries. — Pillar-reins. — Necessity for looping 

 up pillar-reins. — Accidents from loose pillar-reins. — 

 List of grooming utensils. — List of stable utensils. — 

 Brushes.— Work done by the blind.— Body-brushes.— 

 Water - brushes. — Dandy - brushes. — Curry - combs. — 

 Mane - combs. — Sponges. — Hoof - pickers. — Stable- 

 rubbers. — Chamois leathers. — Burnishers. — Saddle- 

 soap. — Clipping - machines. — Singeing - lamps. — Stable- 

 scissors. — Average prices of grooming utensils. — Stable 

 brooms. — Wheelbarrows. — Buckets. — Stable lamps and 

 lighting. — Candle-ends. — Corn-measures. — Corn-sieves. 

 — Corn-bins. — Prices of corn-bins. — Average price of 

 stable utensils - - - - - - 37 



