Hmts on Colt-Breaking. 5 



as the mare becomes very gentle and 

 tractable when treated in this way, and 

 the oats you are giving her are the means 

 of getting a good-constitutioned foal, 

 before it sees the light. Farmers, as a 

 rule, are penny wise and pound foolish 

 in this respect ; they do nothing for their 

 mares, except let them pick up what 

 grass they can find for themselves, and 

 are surprised that they have a weak 

 weedy colt as the result, worth perhaps 

 twenty-five pounds at four years old. 



When the foal makes his appearance, 

 he is accustomed to the sight of man 

 from his birth, and in a w^eek or two 

 will put his nose into the manger 

 to see what his mother is eating with 

 so much gusto. He will very soon 



