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a waterproof canvas blanket is very satisfactory. For 

 hot-blooded horses, it is necessary to have a woolen 

 blanket under the waterproof canvas, as they are more 

 likely to chill. When a horse returns to the stable in a 

 sweaty condition in cold weather, it is well to put on a 

 light porous blanket, and then a heavier one on top, of 

 some other material. These blankets should be left on 

 for a short time to draw out the moisture, and then the 

 regular stable blanket put on. If such blankets are not 

 at hand, the horse should be put in a protected part of 

 the barn, where there will be no draft, and rubbed down 

 until he is about drj^, and then the usual blanket put on. 

 If the stable blanket is put on when the horse is in a sweaty 

 condition, it will become wet, the horse will not dry out 

 in good condition, and very often a cold will be caught in 

 this manner. When the horse is in the stable and dry, 

 one should not attenipt to blanket him for warmth, but 

 rather to keep the coat in good condition, short and glossy, 

 and free from dirt. 



CAEE OF HARNESS 



Harness is the horse's most expensive equipment, and 

 it is all important that this material be kept in proper 

 condition. A good harness, if well made and properly 

 taken care of, will last for a long period under average work. 

 On the other hand, if it is left to dry out, rot with the Sweat, 

 and break to pieces, it will soon be destroyed. On well- 

 managed farms the harness is repaired completely at least 

 twice each year. It is taken apart and thoroughly washed 

 with soap and water, dried, and then oiled with neat's 

 foot or with prepared harness oil. The latter is more 

 popular at the present time. At the time of oiling the 



