EXPLANATION OF PLATE IV. 



POSITION OF FOAL IN WOMB. 

 No. I. 



This cut shows the natural position of the foal lying- in tlie 

 womb, showing- the natural way it should come out — front ieg-s 

 and head first — when the mare is foaling-. 



1. ?savel string-. j lo. Cleaning', placenta or afterbirtli. 



2. Rump bones. ii. Fluid, or water around the foal. 



3. Back bowel, or rectum. ; This is what comes out when 



4. Neck of womb. I the water-bag breaks. 



5. Vagina, or passage out from ! 12. Navel. 



womb. 13. Womb. 



6. Vulva. I 14. Foal, or fcEtus. 



7. Tail. L 15. Cleaning, placenta or afterbii tli. 



8. Bladder. | 16. Womb. 



9. Mare's milk bag, or Mammary | 



glands. I 



POSITION OF FOAL IN WOMB. 

 No. 2. 



This cut shows the position of what is known as a breech 

 presentation ; or, in other words, where the mare is foaling and 

 the foal is coniing backwards. This is important to note, for if a 

 mare is foaling and the foal coming backwards, always straighten 

 the hind legs out first, and the foal will come away all right. 

 When the foal is coming backwards, it is not wise to try to turn 

 it, but bring it away as shown in this cut. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. — Every place where Tablespoonful is 

 mentioned in this book should read : Small, or Desert 

 T.^BLESPOONFUL, which is equal to two Teaspoonfuls. 



