CHAPTER VI 

 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF HORSES 



Much attention has been given the feeding as well as the breed- 

 ing of horses, yet each of these will fail wholly or in part to bring 

 about the desired results unless animals thus fed and bred receive 

 proper care and attention. Many a person has fallen short of 

 success in breeding by depending on blood alone to improve the 

 stock. He has forgotten that all of our improved breeds of 

 horses are the product of adequate nutrition as well as intelli- 

 gent breeding, suitable environment, sufficient shelter, and 

 kindly care. To make a success with horses, one must be indus- 

 trious, patient, and untiring. He must have a fidelity that is 

 unswerving. He must have a genuine love for his work. 



GROOMING 



Nothing contributes so much to the beauty and the luster of 

 the coat as grooming. As a consequence, the body receives 

 much attention and the legs entirely too little, whereas the 

 legs should receive the more attention. On arriving at the 

 stable, if the animal's legs are muddy, they should be roughly 

 cleaned by using a half-worn common broom. The animal 

 should then be placed in the stable, fed, unharnessed, given a 

 thorough grooming, and blanketed. The legs should not then be 

 neglected, but be given a thorough and rapid brushing. Time 

 spent in cleaning and rubbing the horse in the evening after the 

 day's work is done is worth much more than time thus spent 

 in the morning. 



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