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horse may have sustained after a day's hunting, 

 etc., should be at once reported by the groom 

 and be at once attended to, and all thorns, etc., 

 should be carefully looked for and removed. The 

 morning after a day's hunting the horse should be 

 carefully examined and led out for a few minutes 

 to see if he is sound. Later on in the day he 

 may be led about for half an hour in as sheltered a 

 spot as can be obtained. 



If a horse refuses his corn at any time, the cause 

 should be ascertained and proper treatment resorted 

 to. Horses (other than excitable ones) do not 

 refuse their corn except for some good reason. 

 The sooner, therefore, that reason is known, the 

 better for both horse and owner. 



The above system of treatment for a tired 

 hunter will serve equally well in the case of an 

 ordinary horse, whether saddle or harness, under 

 similar conditions. 



In grooming a horse the following points should 

 be particularly attended to : The ears, throat, inside 

 the forearm, hocks, thighs, and heels should receive 

 special care. It is in these places that it is perhaps 

 more difficult to dry a horse and clean him, and it 

 is there that a master will do well to examine his 

 groom's work. If these are clean, the chances are 

 that the rest of the horse is clean. 



