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reasonable supply of chaff. The cost of this is, of course, 

 now a matter of great consideration to a horse-breeder, 

 particularly if he possesses a large crop of foals, but the 

 outlay incurred can be compensated for by the ad- 

 ditional value of the stock, for it very rarely happens 

 that horses which have been starved when young are 

 worth a great deal of money when grown up. 



It is never safe to allow a number of foals to be 

 together without paying them pretty frequent visits 

 after they have just been weaned. They are, naturally, 

 mischievous, and, being left entirely to their own re- 

 sources, are very apt to get into trouble, and, as a con- 

 sequence, an accident occurs which, if attended to in 

 time, may leave no ill effects behind it, whereas, if 

 neglected, the results may be serious, if not permanent. 

 Hence a visit once or twice a day should be paid to 

 the foals. 



This is doubly necessary when they are lying out 

 in a remote pasture, as it familiarises them with the 

 sight of human beings, and this is an assistance to their 

 breaker later on. 



The more a foal is accustomed to be handled, and 

 the more he is allowed to see of the world, the better 

 his manners are likely to be in after-life, and the easier 

 he will be to break and make. As a rule, therefore, the 



