The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-14
Raising Draft Horses Successfully

stint your mares 60 stallion that hovers
about the ton mark. He should be aleFI
good style. symmetrical In body. color Is not
very important. OF clean, ninty bone, Sood
feet and should go with sprlnEneSs and
straight abond. Discard the sluggish awk-
wnrd stallion the big-hcaded. pie-cyed.
slouchy one, IL should be the object Of the
breeder TO improve his stock OF horse9- low
over good your mare may he, Try TO hnd a
stallion of greater excellence. You cannot
be too particular about choosing sire.
When you breed your marc return her
regularly 10 the stallion until she is safe IN
foaI Care In this respect may avoid great
disappointment the next spring when you
discover your mare is not In foal You can
not be too particular about this. Every marc.
except one, on our farm Is In foal the result
OF our overparticularity I'm this regard.
The marc may be used at farm work dur
ing the period OF pregnancy avoiding pulling
or slipping on ice. or other severe strains
She should be fed Iiberally on oats bran
and good, clean hay. feed my brood mares
ensilagc every day during the winter and am
much pleased with II as food.
Before the date when the little colt should
como prepare n roomy box stall Dsiufcct H.
bed it with clean straw plenty. and let tho
marc get used TO her new surroundings 1t Is
well to keep pretty close watch OF the marc
at foaling time. You may save the colt by Il
little help.
ancc to got the first milk from the mother.
Not usually. but sometimes. that Is the case.
and you can well afford to give the help.
Thoroughly disnfcct the navel cord and do
il frequently until IL Is healed. The great
est loss among young foals is duo to the go
called navel disease, which results In dull
ness swollen joints and usually death.
1 Feed the mare literally while she Is rails
ing the colt Oats and bran and pasture are
the best feeds The colt viii learn Ia eat
some oats and bran at an carly age II you
VIII give him chance. and will do we'll as a
, result II you must work tho mare. keep tho
colt in the barn during the day. letting II go
TO the mother three or four times during the
day II possible,
Ike to wcan my colts at about 4
months of age. II they have been taught to
eat grain they will make the shift without
any loss of flesh or impairment of tho growth.
A little cows milk skim milk. is good helps
amazingly to keep the colt going ahead at
this time. Feed literally OF oats and bran.
about all the colt VIII cat and keep him GO
ing in this way until he is n year old, when
he should be thrifty and strong. weighing
from $50 to 1000 pounds He VIII not be much
trouble after that time
ono important matter that should not be
neglected is the care Of the colts feet Keep
them level; you may prevent blemish by
doing Broken. unovcn feet cause 4 strain
and side bone Is not unlikely 10 be the re-
suit. as well as crooked and crooked ankles.
1t is easier 10 keep a colt that Is In good
flesh than II Is TO maintain thin or poor
ono. and then they look much better, l like
to see them thrifty. In smooth flesh. and at
all times improving. II is the way To get
good ones, Start right keep going that way
and you Will come out all right