62 BREEDING. 



her, and that it was merely the effedl of lay- 

 ing at grafs. This mare, though fo young, 

 was a very excellent trotter ; and having foon 

 after occafion to take a profeffional journey 

 with fome expedition (the road being exceed- 

 kigly good) I made obfervation by my watch 

 that fhe trotted the feven miles in five and 

 thirty minutes without the leaft feeming in- 

 convenience; but on the morning following 

 I found Ihe had Jlipped a colt foal very per- 

 fect of about three months conception, though 

 no extraordinary exertions were ufed on the 

 occafion. 



The recital of cafes fo exadlly in point lay 

 claim to the attention of breeders in general, 

 as they undoubtedly conftitute a bafis in ex- 

 perience, upon which the judgment may be 

 difcretionally formed at what time it will be 

 proper to difcontinue the working of fuch 

 mares, when it is clearly afcertained how 

 flight a portion of labour may endanger the 

 dam, and prove deftruftive to the progeny. 



The neceflary qualifications for procreation 



in both fire and dam having been fully invef- 



tigated, and the blemiflies, defeds, and local 



q contin- 



