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stand by a fence or tree in a dormant position, after 

 her heat goes off. ]^ow if at this time she be over- 

 worked or scared, she will cast the conception and 

 will require to be served again, I need not explain 

 the cause of this, as there is no remedy or preventive 

 for it, only to let the mare have ease and peace, to 

 allow nature to fulfill her allotted functions. 



There can be no doubt, however, that after a mare 

 has been a few weeks with foal, moderate work will 

 do no injury, but will rather be ot service to her. 

 She may do farm work up to the time of foaling, 

 but must never be placed in a situation where she 

 will be at all likely to receive severe jolts, kicks, or 

 any other violence. Another evil to the conception 

 is turning mares out with string-proud or badly cas- 

 trated horses, to be teased by these pests. This is 

 very pernicious to their conception. On this the 

 farmer needs no theory, as the best preventive of the 

 evil is good fences to keep these fellows away from 

 his breeding mares. 



To show the importance of attention to this point, 

 I will state a few cases which have come under my 

 observation. A neighbor of mine put a fine gray 

 mare to a horse. She was proved on the regular 

 trial day, and showed all signs of conception. About 

 three weeks after being served, she stood dozing by 

 a fence, and the owner coming up, thinking her sick, 

 started her rather suddenly. The fright so shocked 

 her nervous system that she sickened, lay down and 

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