How to Groom a Horse

The head should be drenched with water simply. If you try to cleanse it with iron or wooden instruments, injury may be caused. The forelock and tail are triple gifts bestowed by the gods upon the horse for the sake of pride and ornament. A brood-mayer so long as her mane is long and flowing, will not readily suffer herself to be covered by an ass. Hence breeders of mules take care to clip the mane of the mare, with a view to covering. Washing of the legs we are inclined to dispense with, no good is done, but rather harm to the hooves by this daily washing. So too excessive cleanliness of