92 ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 



His mouth being now opened by degrees, a 

 warm cordial of gruel, ale, and fpice, was ad- 

 miniftered, and in a few hours he arofe, with 

 a little affiflance ; he was able to walk about, 

 but had not yet ftrength to draw the mare's 

 milk. She was brought to him occafionally, 

 and he remained all night by the fire-fide, a 

 boy fitting up wiih him. The fecond day he 

 was put into a loofe fi;able, with the mare ; the 

 third and fourth, he was fuffered to go abroad 

 with her, a few hours in mid-day, and was 

 briflv and well. On the fifth came a fliarp 

 north-eafl: wind, and I faw the impropriety of 

 turning the colt out, but the farrier would in- 

 fifl;, he could be no where fo well as abroad 

 with his mother : I foolifhly complied, and 

 being obliged to go to town, at my return, found 

 the colt had lain about the cold ground too 

 long ; the imprefiion upon his tender and fuf- 

 ceptible body was too forcible, it fi;ruck to his 

 heart ; he died in the night. 



Great moderation fnould be ufed in the 

 labour of mares heavy in foal. Gentle work 

 during their gefl:ation is in no degree injurious, 

 probably falutary ; but the rifl<L lies, both in 

 excefs and continuance, to too late a period. 

 Inftances are not wanting of mares foaling 

 under the harnefs. I had two mares in foal, 

 at plow, the one had three or four months 

 to go, the other not two months. They la- 

 boured 



