138 THE HOKSE BOOK. 



always be enough. If the feeder does not under- 

 stand his business thoroughly or if the inexperi- 

 enced man is not willing to take a chance while 

 learning the feeding of cow's milk to foals the 

 process would better be eliminated altogether. 



According to modern show ring ideals foals of 

 the draft breeds look better docked. They must 

 also be taught to lead nicely and stand them- 

 selves up properly in the show ring. An un- 

 mannerly foal is at a grave disadvantage. Edu- 

 cate them to walk and trot freely to halter and 

 to stand still when wanted. To this end wean 

 the foals early. Then they will not worry for 

 their mothers, but the worst thing possible — I 

 have seen it done — is to begin the weaning 

 process just before leaving for the shows, either 

 taking the dam along and leaving the foal or 

 vice versa. That will never do, no matter how 

 well done to the foal has been nor yet how old 

 he is. The mare will go wrong somehow and 

 the foal will never look as he should either at 

 home or at the show. Trim the feet of the foals 

 so as to keep them level. Get them to look as 

 nearly like little horses as possible — the more 

 so the better. If they are to be shown with their 

 sire at their head, trim the lot just alike. 



Coach-bred foals should not be fed milk — it 

 will make them too gross — unless one happens 

 to be very backward and then he may be made 

 to catch up to the others by the added food. 

 With this single exception their treatment 



