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As to turning out : it is undoubtedly the 

 best as well as the most economical treat- 

 ment for any animal not required for use, 

 except for stale horses when the ground is 

 hard (and it often becomes very hard indeed 

 in hot dry summers). Then a loose box or 

 barn end is preferable, with peat-moss or 

 sawdust for litter, and fresh-cut green food 

 in lieu of hay. For stale and overworked 

 horses a winter's run is most beneficial ; or, 

 better still, a salt marsh in summer or 

 autumn. 



It has not lain within the scope of this 

 little book on the Horse to dilate upon any 

 of the impoi'tant subjects of Stable Manage- 

 ment, Veterinary Treatment, Buying and 

 Selling, etc. Standard works embracing 

 these subjects exist, which contain a vast 

 amount of information upon them, and go 

 into the minutest details. One or other of 

 these every horse-keeper will have by him, 

 and constantly refer to : but valuable as 



