22 STABLE MANAGEMENT. 
inent. To him must fall the management of the boys, and, 
with other duties of less importance, the special one of attend- 
ing to the wants of the horses; for nothing requires greater 
attention or more practical ability than feeding. 
The services of a good kennel-huntsman are known and 
appreciated by every master of hounds; whilst to the hunts- 
man he is invaluable. Of exactly the same use a head lad 
should be to the trainer ; for it is quite impossible the latter 
should feed the horses, before exercising, at 5 a.m., and be 
constantly in the stables (meal-times excepted) till 8 p.m— 
for a portion of his time must be given to other matters that 
cannot be deputed. 
For example, the trainer has his correspondence with his 
employers on the subject of entries and scratching. For 
this purpose he must necessarily study the Racing Calendar. 
It is needless to add that there are many other business calls 
which consume his time, quite apart from the absences from 
home to attend the different race meetings, which take up 
no insignificant portion of it during the summer months. 
And without an able man at the head of affairs during these 
absences all would be anarchy with the boys and ruin to the 
horses. 
Such a man is a necessity. He should not only have 
experience but be absolutely trustworthy, and trustworthy 
in a special sense. He should be one to be depended upon 
to carry out the instructions for out-door exercise. In this 
matter, he should implicitly obey, and no more, the positive 
orders for the work each horse has to do during the absence 
of the principal. In the stable, on the other hand, he 
should know exactly what is best to do, yet only at the 
instigation of the trainer himself should any alteration 
be made in the appointed times for feeding and watering; 
