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THE HORSE. 



do so Avell, and remain smaller than foals born earlier in the 

 season. It is certainly best to arrange that mares shall foal 

 pretty early in the sprinjr, in order to allow of the foal n^iakin^r 



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as much growth as possible before the winter sets in. A mare 

 requires to be " in season " when she is put to the horse. As 

 a rule, mares only take the horse when they are in season; 



