34 BREEDING. 



{The following is the mode of raising Blooded Horses, as pursued by 

 Wm. E. Broadnax, of Brunswick County, Virginia.] 



[FROM THE AMERICAN FARMER.] 



MODE OF RAISING BLOODED HORSES. 



" In the first place, be particular in selecting a good 

 stock to breed from. When the mare is near foaling, 

 let her be to herself, and if early in the season, let her 

 have a good roomy stable to foal in; and in good 

 weather, let her and her colt be turned into a lot, (of 

 wheat I prefer.) Wean the colt the first of October 

 in a stable, until it is done snickering after its dam ; 

 then turn it in a lot ; if you have more than one, they 

 will do best together. 



" Stable them at night, and turn them out in the day, 

 except in very bad weather : force them all you can the 

 first winter. To do this, their principal food should be 

 cut oats moistened with a due proportion of corn meal 

 sprinkled over and mixed with them. Most foals are 

 apt to be too delicate ; forcing them, and keeping them 

 warm at night, will increase the size of their limbs 

 in proportion to the weight of their bodies. After 

 they are one year old, they should not be kept so fat, 

 nor yet permitted to get poor. A stud colt, which is 

 intended to be kept as such, should be separated from 

 other horses at a year old, and stabled of nights; his 

 rack and manger should be so high as to strain him a 

 little to get food; the windows of the stable should 

 also be high, as he will be looking out at them : by 

 these means his shoulders will be thrown back, and his 

 withers raised. If it be wished to increase his quar- 

 teis, enlarge his muscles, and other material parts, 

 keep him in the stable frequently, for several days 

 together, which will animate him ; then turn him out in 



