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Hoof-pickers. — Hoof-pickers are necessary evils, 

 and are used for picking- out the dung, etc., which may 

 have collected in the horse's feet when standing in the 

 stable. Careless servants are apt to be far too rough 

 in using them, and to pick away with them to the 

 detriment of the horse's feet. They are made of iron, 

 and are very inexpensive — about 2d. each. They 

 should be blunt-pointed, for the reason T have 

 stated above. 



Stable Rubbers. — Stable rubbers are cloths made 

 of strong linen ; a groom requires about three of 

 them. It is a wise plan to have them marked 

 with the owner's name in ink in large letters and 

 numbered. They are less likely to get lost, and 

 the word ' stable ' should also be written on them. 

 They should also be provided with a tape loop to 

 hang them up by. Grooms should be expected to 

 wash these and such-like articles themselves, and 

 they should not be allowed to form part of the 

 household linen in the weekly wash. When they 

 do so, they are soon lost, and, of course, nobody 

 knows anvthinsx about them. Their price is about 

 5s. per dozen. 



Chamois Leathers. — Two chamois leathers are 

 sufficient for each groom. In purchasing them, 

 hold them up to the light, in order to detect any 

 thin spots. A small one, uniformly thick, will last 



