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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 dry, 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 attempt to blanket him for warmth, but 
rather to keep the coat in good condition, short and glossy, 
and free from dirt. 
CARE 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 fora 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 vear. 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 
