274 HUMANE HORSE-TRAINING 



A good horse is never a bad colour, let it be re- 

 membered. 



THE MANAGEMENT OF FOALS 



A great deal more, perhaps, than many people imagine, 

 depends upon the care and good judgment bestowed 

 upon foals, both before and after the time that they 

 are weaned. 



The process, of course, should be a gradual one ; 

 indeed, in the case of mares whose owners cannot afford 

 to allow them to pass their lives in idleness, they have, 

 by force of circumstances, to separate them from their 

 foals at intervals. This certainly entails no harm upon 

 either the dam or her offspring, if the periods of separation 

 have not been too long, and more particularly if the mare 

 has not been allowed to return to her foal when she 

 has been in an over-heated condition. If so, there is 

 always a risk of her milk being in an unfit state for the 

 young one to consume, and hence she should always be 

 cooled down before she rejoins it. 



In the case of mares which are not required for work, 

 there should always be intervals of separation between 

 them and their foals for some weeks before the final 

 parting takes place. These intervals may be gradually 

 extended in length, so that both the animals may 



