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never allowed to suckle when the dam is over-heated. There is no 

 period during the life of a horse when high food, carefully given, 

 will have so good an effect upon his entire constitution, as the feed 

 of the mare during the half years which precede and follow her 

 foaling. The skin should be kept thoroughly open and clean. 

 There is nothing more conducive to the economical care and to the 

 health of the horse than taking good care of his skin, and no labor 

 can be expended to greater profit than the daily grooming even of 

 colts that are very young. 



For care, feed and weaning of colts, and mares after foaling : 

 see " Feeding Horses," page 625. 



The Sire of Great Trotters We can give no better illus- 

 tration to emphasize the lessons which we have endeavored to con- 

 vey upon the desirability of careful breeding to ensure the improve- 

 ment of horses, than to give the list of the leading descendants of 

 one great horse, " Rysdyk's Hambletonian," showing how potent is 

 the influence upon offspring of thorough blood in a horse. All the 

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MAUDS 2:8|. 



ST. JULIEN 2:11 J. 



CLINGSTONE 2:14. 



GOLDSMITH MAID 2:14. 



HATTIE WOODWARD 2 : 



DARBY 2: 



EDWIN THORNE 2 . 



JEROME EDDY 2 



GLOSTER 2:17. 



DEXTER 2:17^. 



PIEDMONT . 2 : 



So-So... 2 



SANTA CLACS 2 



DICK SWIVELLER 2:18. 



GREAT EASTERN 2:18. 



JUDGE FULLERTON 2:18. 



NETTIE 2:18. 



ROBERT MCGREGOR 2:18. 



FANNY WITHERSPOON . . .2:18^. 



MIDNIGHT 218J. 



PICK ARD ...2:18J. 



ROSA WILKES ........... 2 



MONROE CHIEF ......... 2 



WILLIAM H ............ 2 



CLEORA. ............... 2 



NUTWOOD .............. 2 



ADELE GOULD .......... 2 



ALLEY ................. 2 



EDWARD ............... 2 



GRAVES. .-. ............ 2 



JAY-EYE-SEE ........... 2 



KITTY BATES ........... 2 



WEDGEWOOD ............ 2 



ALDINE ................ 2 



BODINE ............... 2 



DRIVER .............. 2 



VON ARNIM ............ 2 



DAISY DALE ............ 2 



ANNIE W .............. 2 



ELAINE ............... 2 



NANCY HACKETT ........ 2 



ORANGE GIRL . . . . 2 



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