. The horse, in the stables and the field: his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc . od. Without this, in cold weather, the brickor stone, whether plastered or not, is too cold, and if a delicate horse liesdown with his loins against it, he may be attacked with rheumatism, orperhaps with inflammation of the kidneys. HARNESS-ROOM Every Harness-Room should be provided either with a stove or openfireplace, in order to dry the saddles, harness, and clotliing, when they comein wet. If, also, it can be so arranged that a supply of hot water can beobtained, by fittin
. The horse, in the stables and the field: his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc . od. Without this, in cold weather, the brickor stone, whether plastered or not, is too cold, and if a delicate horse liesdown with his loins against it, he may be attacked with rheumatism, orperhaps with inflammation of the kidneys. HARNESS-ROOM Every Harness-Room should be provided either with a stove or openfireplace, in order to dry the saddles, harness, and clotliing, when they comein wet. If, also, it can be so arranged that a supply of hot water can beobtained, by fitting a boiler to the back of the fire, the groom will be always HARNESS-ROOM 239 provided with what he must occasionally obtain from some source or establishment can be considered complete which does not provide plentyof hot water when wanted; and if it is heated in the saddle-room, so muchthe better. The next thing to be done is to give the groom the means of dryinghis saddles and harness by the heat of his fire. The former are easilydeprived of the moisture arising from the sweat, by putting them in front. SADDLE AIRER. of the fire, spread on an airer of the above fonn, which is an excellent con-trivance for the purpose, and may be obtained of any large saddler, in wood,for a few shillings. In addition to this, what is called a saddle horse isrequired, which may be of either wood or iron. If the former, it should
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