Management of Colts. 43 



der that the foal may empty the udder, and not be 

 suddenly dej^rived of its natural food. 



They should be fed with oat meal and sweet apples 

 shced ; about two pints of the former, and two quarts 

 of the latter, three times a day, with a sufficiency of 

 good timothy hay. They should eat out of a manger 

 about as high as they naturally hold their heads — a 

 stable with earth foundation, kept dry A;\'ith straw, — 

 chaff, or leaves is preferable — if on a stable floor, their 

 dung should remain with occasionally leveling off, and 

 provided with linter — they should be let out daily for 

 exercise, and should not be tied in the stable. Con- 

 timi this feed through the winter. If fed oats, they 

 should be soaked. 



There is no period which is of more importance 

 than the first winter. We frequently see very prom- 

 ising colts make poor horses from want of proper man- 

 agement when young. They should on no account be 

 allowed to get poor while growing, unless it be on 

 grass when three years old, for a short time this is 

 thought by some to be beneficial. No investment that 

 the farmer can make will pay better than keep- 

 ing colts in a f}^r>od condition. On the other hand they 

 should not be too fat, nor forced to maturity too soon, 

 or you may give them a kind of hot-bed growth. 



BRIEF EXPLANATION OF TERMS. 



Action. — ^The paces of a horse. These may be greatly 

 improved by judicious bitting and riding. 



Arrests, or Arrets. — A term given by farriers to a 

 scurfiness of the back part of the hind-leg. 



Backing. — Mountmg a oolt or lilly for the first tima . 



