STABLE MAN-AGEMENT. 



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standing in a large stable with other horses as daily companions. 

 In its yearning for companionship a horse often forms a strong 

 attachment for a dog, or even a cat. Frequent visits to the 

 stable by any members of the household, with caresses, kind words 

 and an occasional lump of sugar or other tidbit, wUl help to keep 



Fig. 47. — BAK FOE KICKING HORSES. 



the horse contented, aiid establish relations which wUl add greatly 

 to the pleasure of keeping a family horse. 



The downright vices of kicking, biting, striking with the fore- 

 feet, like cribbing, are serious disqualifications. A horse which is so 

 vicious as to be dangerous to approach, either in harness or in the 

 stable, is imsafe for general family use, especially where there are 

 children. 



