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JEALOUSY IN MARES. 



There are some mares that display great jealousy 

 and suspicion concerning^ their foals. Great care 

 must alwa)s be taken in moving about them, for, 

 occasionally, in attempting to strike the attendant 

 they will hit their foals, with fatal results. High- 

 tempered mares of this kind should be disturbed as 

 little as possible. They are generally good and care- 

 ful nurses when left alone with their foals. It is 

 only when the attendant appears that they become 

 excited and dangerous. They are unduly solicitous 

 about their foals, and misunderstand the action of 

 their attendants, on whose attention they are, of 

 course, absolutely dependent. The halters should 

 not be taken off mares of this kind, and they are 

 more easily caught and managed when necessary. 

 When feeding them, the attendant should move 

 quietly, without jerking and hurrying too much about 

 the loose-box. 



THE TREATMENT OF MARES. 



It is a good plan to give mares a bran mash 

 twice a day for a week or ten days after foaling, 

 which is very essential to their welfare. They should 

 be fed with hay, corn, and a few roots. The cold 

 air should be carefully taken off their water. Scarcely 

 anything is calculated to do more harm to newly 

 foaled mares than cold spring water. Mares with 

 their foals may be turned out to grass in the 



