The morning call., 1894-06-10

grating fitted TO the floor. This can be
taken up from time to time and cleansed.
Il Is not an unmitigated good in the stall,
put 1t IS great relief TO the horse and
secures the creature additional comfort.
Most floors of our city stables are of
wood, but of late the floors of stables are
being paved with concrete. which is by far
the best material in use for this purpose.
These floors should always be grooyed.
and the best plan for doing this is TO have
the floor of the stable very slightly higher
/ 10 the middle. an almost imperceptlble
incline. the grooves beginning IN the mid
die line Of the stall and passing diagOnaily
backward to the sides. where they join
another and somewhat deeper groove or
side gutter that connects with the gutter at
drainage and also rOughens the surface of
the floor, making it pleasaDter for the ami
NAL to stand on. All drainage in a stable
should be surface drainage, and not through
underground pipes. The surface drains
are easily kept clean and should never be
foul.
In many modern stables the managers
and hayricks are of metal. This material
should be used in all. Most authorities on
the subject recommend low rieks rather
than high ones from which The animal
pulls the hay, but unless the hay is so
dusty and full of seed as to endanger the
horses eyes when feeding, the high man
ger Is a n economic measure and the modern
| horse still retains sufficient OF the instincts
OF his early ancestors rather 10 enjoy pull
ing his food from a height.
The careful horsepower should make It
point. rather OfteneT than occasionally,
to enter the stall during feeding time and
note how the animal fares. This can very
easily be done on the plea OF taking in The
feed yourself in order that the horse may
become more attached to you. IL you can
make IL point yourself to give him his
I q a N fVrn nF hTna
establish pleasant relations with him and
keep lookout on his welfare at the same
time.
When your horse is brought out to you,
In the stable or al your door, there are a
number OF points that may be noted, and
that Will reveal TO the pTactlced eve
whether he is faring well or ill., Ills man
ner toward his attendants will tell whether
their treatment of him has won his con-
hdence or the reverse. ln noting whether
/ he is well grOOmed look carefully along
the edge OF the name for dust or dandruff.
/ His ankles and feet should be clean and
/ healthy looking, and the hGofs should
never be blackened. 1t makes them look
/ neat, and many hostlers spend time in
/ bIackeniDg them that might be better used
/ in brushing aEd curTying the horse; but
there is no real use in the practice and
] the preparations used dry the outer sur
! face of the hoof and render /. liable to
crack. Signs OF neglect will often
be apparent about the ears and in
the hollOws above the eyes, and
/ the nostrils should always look clean.
/ Note whether his coat is glossy. or the con-
! trary. ana if his eye is bright; and if the
! hair about the upper part of the tail looks
rough and rubbed, inquire closely into the
! cause. LII he has acquired trick of ruD-
ping 1t against the stall there is some rea-
son for it; either he is not well or this
part OF his daily toilet is neglected.
l have been thus particular in reference
4 TO livery-stable treatment because most
horses owned or driven in cities by ladies
are kept in these establishments. When a
horse is kept in the home stable his mis-
tress should make it her duty to pay him q
daily visit. The trouble will be more than
| repaid in the good understanding that is
| thereby established between you and him.
IL your stableman objects. as that worthy
Is sometimes apt to do, give him permis-
sion to retire. / have known more
otherwise independent women tyrannized
over by coachman or groom than l
nave women who dare assert themselves
In the presence Of these functi0laries Life
Is TOO short for one to be bothered in any
such way. aud the woman who wishes to
TAKE comfort with her horse should have
IL underStood that she is its owner. She is
Truly happy and independent woman
VINO can dispense with coachman and
groom and walt herself upon her friend.
know many refined, delicate woman
VINO mas Gone this, much to her own and
Inc pony's advantage, and the task is by
no means formidable one.
But whether kept in public or private
STAPLE; Whether cared for by herself or the
groom, the hoTsewoman should he able tn
tell at glance whether the animal she con-
trolls Is feellng we'll and comfortable. and
until she can do this she should not con
slider herself justified in owning a horse.
Miss RUSSELL.