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CHAPTER III 



THE GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF 

 HEAVY HORSES 



By George Macqueen 



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The Heavy Horse— The Mare— The StalHon— Treatment of Colts- 

 Treatment of Young Stallions — Hiring Stallions — Care of the Foal — 

 Artificial Rearing — The Growing Colt — The Working Horse of the 

 Farm — Management of Working Horses — The Stable — The Street 

 Horse — Profitable Heavy-Horse Breeding for Farmers - - - 85 



CHAPTER IV 



THE MANAGEMENT OF LIGHT HORSES 

 By W. ScARTH Dixon 



The Brood Mare and Young Stock — Foaling and the Foal — Weaning the 

 Foal — The Care of Young Horses — Showing — Breaking and Market- 

 ing — The Feeding of Light Horses — Profitable Light- Horse Breeding 

 for Farmers 141 



CHAPTER V 



COMMON DISEASES OF THE HORSE 

 By T. Eaton Jones, F.R.C.V.S. 



Hereditary Diseases — Some Common Diseases of the Horse — Parasites 

 — Foaling and the Diseases Attendant thereon — Shoeing and its 

 Accompanying Diseases — Hints to Horse Owners - - - - 167 



