On Horsemanship

st that the stable should be placed in a quarter of the establishment where the master will see the horse as often as possible.56 It is a good thing also to hav

since in the hour of danger, it is certain, the owner has to co

one who observes that happening may take it as a sign and symptom either of too much blood,57 which calls for veterinary aid, or of over-fatigue, for which rest is the cure, or else that an attack of indiges

horse's feet by the mere pressure on the part in standing. In the next place it will be the groom's business to lead out the horse somewhere to comb and curry him; and after his morning's feed to unhalter him from the manger,63 so that he may come to his evening meal with greater relish. To secure the best type of stable-yard, and with a view to strengthening the horse's feet, I would suggest to take and throw down loosely64 four or five waggon loads of pebbles, each as large as can be grasped in t

the mouth and jaws soft; and the same means and appliances which will render a man's