lo THE HORSE 



change from juicy to dry food should be made at the 

 time when the foal is weaned. 



After the foal is born, if the after-birth does not 

 come away of itself, it should be carefully removed by 

 hand. But the hand that is to perform this operation 

 should be v/ell washed with soap and water, and then 

 dipped in a solution of one per cent creolin or carbolic 

 acid or some similar antiseptic; and in all cases the 

 w^omb should be flushed with a like solution as soon as 

 the mare has foaled. 



The best time to breed the mare again is the ninth 

 day after foaling. 



If possible, give the mare a month's rest after foal- 

 ing; and if this is impossible, she should be fed liberally 

 with oats, bran, and clover hay, substituting grass for 

 the hay and bran when that is practicable. If the mare 

 scours, the quantity of grass should of course be 

 reduced. 



