THE HORSE IN AMERICA 



thermometers are trying to climb to a hundred 

 in the shade, then the shutters should be regu- 

 lated so as to keep out the direct rays on the 

 sunny side, and other windows and doors be left 

 open. 



Harness room and coach room depend al- 

 most entirely on the size of the establishment that 

 is kept. Both, however, should be light — then 

 both can be seen without difficulty by the owner 

 when he makes inspections. These inspections, by 

 the way, should not be made at stated times, but 

 at any time. An owner who expects his horses to 

 be kept in good condition and turned out with 

 proper harness to proper traps must take an in- 

 terest in his stable and be on good terms with his 

 servants. There is no suggestion of familiarity in 

 this, but only the good understanding and the 

 good feeUng that always exists between that mas- 

 ter and man, when the one gives and other gets 

 good service. 



A well-groomed horse is so fine a thing that we 

 have latterly applied the term to fine men and 

 beautiful women. The grooming of a horse is an 

 art, which is not practised on more than one or 



