So THE horsf:: its taming, 



the door opens inside, it is advisable to have another 

 way of getting into the box, as she might be down 

 against the door, and no one could then get to her. 

 The draught mare may be worked with safety and 

 advantage up to the date of foaling, provided she is 

 entrusted to careful hands. The mare, if not watched, 

 might, for instance, go down to foal with only one or 

 two feet from her tail to the side of the box ; in such 

 a case she would have to be got up, and she would 

 then go down again ; or if the mare had got half 

 through her foaling, if help could be got, she might in 

 some cases be pulled round by the tail. 



When the mare commences to foal, the first thing 

 that should appear is the water bladder, which comes 

 out until the fore feet have come out far enough for 

 the attendant to take hold of them ; he then breaks 

 the bladder with the finger, and taking hold of the 

 legs may gently assist the mare, by pulling quite 

 straight and steadily, just at the times when the 

 mare heaves. 



As soon as the foal is born, the string should be 

 tied close to the colt's belly, and it should be cut 

 close to the tying. 



The next thing is to draw the foal up to the mare's 

 head, and let her smell and lick it, and she may then 

 be given a bucket of oatmeal gruel before she gets 

 up; she may then be left for half-an-hour, after which 

 some warm mash may be given. 



