BREEDING THE TROTTER 



and fresh bedding laid down after sprinkling the 

 floor with air-slaked lime. From this time, and 

 for the next three weeks, the stall and bedding 

 should be kept scrupulously clean, lest the colt 

 have navel trouble. Navel trouble is caused by 

 the colt coming in contact with the filthy straw 

 in struggling about to get up. If the colt is 

 affected you will notice, when it is a few days old, 

 that it acts dull and is sore and stiffened in cer- 

 tain parts, such as knees, hips, or hocks. On 

 examination you will find there is a leakage from 

 the navel cord. In this event the colt should be 

 treated at once, as set forth in chapter eleven. 



Within twenty-four hours after the mare drops 

 her foal, and before she is allowed to come in con- 

 tact with other mares, her tail and all under parts 

 should be thoroughly washed with a solution of 

 warm water and creoline or carbolic acid. 



When the colt is from seven to nine days old it 

 may be troubled with scours or dysentery caused 

 by the mare coming in heat. If this occurs keep 

 both mare and colt as quiet as possible. Give the 

 mare Humphrey's Specific A A until after the 

 twelfth day and reduce her grain at least one-half. 

 Give the foal Humphrey's Specific FF, also black- 

 berry cordial, recipe and directions for use of which 

 will be found in chapter eleven. The same condi- 

 tion may be noticed when the mare comes in 

 season at thirty days, but by this time the colt 

 should be strong enough to go through the period 

 without any ill effects. If the trouble should 

 become chronic, however, take the mare from the 



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