BREEDING THE TROTTER 



THE BREEDING PEN. 



Plans are presented herewith for what I con- 

 sider an ideal breeding pen and one which allows 

 the colt to be kept in front of its dam while she 

 is being served. The colt's pen should be padded. 

 By the use of bars in front of the mare the pen 

 can be shortened or lengthened, according to her 

 size. The inside of pen is one foot four inches 

 wider at top than bottom. 



TRIAL SHEET AND STUD BOOK. 



Great care should be taken in transcribing the 

 records of services. You should keep a trial sheet 

 and a stud book. On preceding page is reproduced 

 the form I prefer for a trial sheet. 



Enter every mare on the farm on the trial sheet 

 and opposite each the name of the stallion to 

 which she is to be bred. After the first service 

 compute the next trial day, as explained in the 

 following chapter, and enter it on the sheet, indi- 

 cating the number of days that will have inter- 

 vened since the service. For instance, if your 

 mare was bred on March i, in column nineteen you 

 should enter the word March, and the number 

 eighteen to indicate that on March 19 the mare is 

 to be tried, which will be eighteen days after 

 being bred. If she refuses, then under column 

 twenty-two you should enter the word March 

 and the figure 21 to indicate that on March 22 

 the mare is to be tried, which will be twenty-one 



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