Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-03-16

he can use raorr ross hcAe ~.i1 .sSs
grain. Never feed horses dusty hay
or straw. as Il will ruin then Wind
Horses should have rictsty az ,f.tcr.
They will stand she work yseai deal
better in warm weather * tacy ear,
given water la the Hiid,lis ~ a.. fore
noon and afternoon. N tHey are ga Ice
kent at work they MAY D. given all
the water they want. hut care should
be taken not TO On warm horse up
with Geld water AMI then let him stand
and cool OF rapidly.
1t Is an excellent plan 10 have
yard near the barn into which the
horses can be turned after they have
had their supper They can roll aud
drink and. II the yard Is large enough.
find little grass. They will feel n
great deal better In the morning than
IL kept I'm the barn all night.
Care at Foslins Time.
The mare may be safely worked up
10 within ten days OF foaling. In fact.
light work is better FOR her than idle
ness would be. mare heavy in foal
should not be required to back. how
ever. nor TO exert herself too much In
pulling heavy loads Working in the
mud is also bad for her and IL kept up
for any length OF time is likely to
cause abortion.
The suTost Indication OF the APP
proach OF foaling time is the appear
ance OF wax on the tcats. which &C.
ours about three days before parturi-
ton. At this time the feed should be
reduced i'm amount and n warm bran
mash given AT night. The addition OF
little oilmcal will clean out the In
testines and makes foaling easy. For
several days previous 10 foalinS the
mare should be kept I'm n box stall. so
that she may become accustomed TO
the new location. Some one. should be
at hand when the colt IS born 90 give
assistance il necessary. Do not both
er the mare unless Il is absolutely nee
essary. however.
As soon as the colt is born the navel
cord should be tied tightly. about two
inches from the body. with 4 string
which has been soaked I'm some disin-
fecting solution. The cord should be
cut just below the point where Il is
tied and the remaining portion wet
with some OF the diSinfcctiug solution.
The udder If the mare should also be
washed with the same solution. At
tention 10 these details viii do much
10 prevent the attack OF Scours and
joint il which so often proves fatal
To young colts.
DO not bc I'm too big n hurry 60 get
the mare on fccd after foalinr. a lit
tie laxative feed for the first day or
two after foaling is all she needs. In
pasture season the mare ana colt may
be turned out ON GRASS for few days,
gradually increasing the grain ration
at the same time. In ease work is
pressing the mare may he put TO work
In two or three days after foaling. but
two precautions must be strictly al
hered to-GrSt. do not allow the colt
TO follow the mare IN the field. ex-
hnuSting his puny strength in lighting
flies and following his mother up and
down the rough burrows: second. do
not allow the colt TO suck while the
mare is very warm. lie will be hun
cry when his mother comes from the
field and anxious TO satisfy his appe-
tlte nj once. but little wholesome re-
straint nj this time will teach him a
lesson that he must learn some time
that his masters will Is superior To his
own
Care Of the Colt.
In two or three weeks the colt will
begin To nlbble at the hay IN his moth
er's manager. and IL given feed box OF
his own ont Of reach Of the other
horses he will soon learn to eat oats.
He can be turned out IN the pasture
with his mother when she Is not busy,
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