The helpers are subordinate to the regular stable servants, and their
business is to assist in cleaning the horses, harness, saddles, and
carriages, cleaning out the stables, and assisting the coachman and
groom in all the business of the stable that may be required of them.
They are generally hired by the week, at from 16 to 21 shillings, out
of doors, and have no liveries. If hired as regular stable servants,
they are boarded in the house, and their wages and clothing are nearly
the same as the groom’s.
When the family travels, the helper is sometimes taken either as
postillion or outrider.