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In the course of a week they will generally have 

 forgotten their dams, and may be turned out to 

 clover fogs or young grass. They should be brought 

 under cover at night, and fed with hay and oats. 

 All young colts must be liberally fed, and especially 

 foals. The first year is the worst to get over. Foals 

 that are poorly treated in the way of food during 

 the first winter never really throw off the bad effects. 

 Their growth is retarded, while their condition is 

 poor, and they will generally develop into mean- 

 spirited, unthriven horses. 



ADVANTAGES OF A ROUGH HILL. 



It is a decided advantage to breeders of horses 

 to have a rough undulating hill on which to run 

 colts during the summer, with plenty of whin bushes, 

 rough heather, bogs, well intersected with open 

 sheep drains, and, if possible, in close proximity to 

 a railway. The rough, uneven nature of the ground 

 improves their action immensely, develops their 

 muscles, and accelerates the natural process of their 

 ossification ; whilst the whins, bogs, and sheep drains 

 accustom them to encounter and negotiate similar 

 obstacles with great coolness and aptitude, and 

 generally to take better care of themselves ; and 

 the near proximity of a railway has a marvellous 

 effect in familiarising them with the appearance of 

 steam. 



