62 HORSE SENSE. 



or even castile soap suds and inject it into the bowels freely, until the 

 large bowels are emptied; to be repeated if found necessary. But don't 

 resort to physic, without you are compelled to. Better depend on laxa- 

 tive food for the dam, than to derange the stomach of the little fellow by 

 medicines that irritate. 



If the mare refuses to own her foal she should be tied both ways in 

 her box stall and shackled all around. 



