GROOMING THE HORSE.
The best time for grooming is before and at the close of the day's work. By giving the animal a thorough grooming at night it will need but a light grooming in the morning to remove the dirt and produce a cleanly appearance. The horse should 'be cool and dry. Begin grooming on the near side of the neck, immediately behind the near ear. thoroughly brushing out the coat, moving the brush in the direction that the hair lies. If dirt is excessive and sticks rather closely it may he necessary to move the brush in a circular direction. It should not be used with too much force upon animals which ha.ve a tender skinv After the one side is completed the other is groomed in the same mariner, starting at the same place 011 the neck. The legs can be groomed at the time the sides are grSbmed, or they may be finished after the body is completed. Finally (says Dalgety's Review) the manp and tail are brushed out, and the animal is given the final polish with the rubbing cloth. Use a soft brush or a rubbing doth for cleaning the head. Do not knock the skin or the bony projections on the head or legs while grooming them.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18951, 24 February 1925, Page 14
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