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TROUBLES OF THE CARAVANNER 53Secretary of the Caravan Club (83 AvenueChambers, 42 Bloomsbury Square, W.C.), who hasa list of caravans for hire in various parts of thecountry, and there to try to find what you want.As to horses, the most likely field is to be foundin the small country towns. A horse that comesfrom the city is rather out of his element oncountry roads and consuming country fare.Every town of two thousand inhabitants or morehas a carting contractor among its tradesmen,with horses accustomed to just the sort of journeysthat you are to make. Prices vary greatly indifferent parts of the country, but I have alwaysheld about 22s. 6d. a week a fair charge for horseand harness (of a strong dogcart type)if both areequal to the work. As a general rule your horseshould be stabled at night, but there is no reasonwhy he should not lie out in good weather,provided he gets plenty to eat. But if grass is tobe substituted for hay in this manner it should beplentiful and good.It is not enough to turn yourhorse into a bare pasture field, full of weeds, afterhis day's journey.If he is stabled he should haveas much long hay as he can eat, and in either casetwo feeds a day morning and evening sayabout a stone to a stone and a half of oats in all.If you stop when your horse is overheated you