FEEDINQ THE 



MARBANDTHE 



STALLION 



60 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



foaling. She must not be strained, overworked, or 

 allowed to drink very cold water when heated. 



Feed the stallion liberally with the best 

 food. Oats, hay, beans, grass and Pratts 

 Food, Pratts Animal Regulator or Pratts 

 Condition Powder are all that is necessary. The mare 

 should be fed a trifle larger ration than before, and the 

 meals be more frequent. The best foods are clover hay, 

 bran, oats, linseed, carrots, etc., with Pratts Remedies as 

 mentioned above. Never feed rye to mares in foal. 

 Give plenty of pure, clean water. 



IMPOTENCY 



Impotency in mares is usually caused by 

 overfeeding. They should be regularly 

 fed Pratts Food, Pratts Animal Regulator or Pratts 

 Condition Powder, and their other ration reduced. In 

 stallions it is usually caused by lack of exercise. Good 

 food and exercise are necessary to keep them in condi- 

 tion. Pratts Remedies as mentioned above are invalu- 

 able for all stallions, and rectify impotency in both 

 mares and stallions. 



In-and-in breeding consists in mat- 

 ing horses of close relationship ; it 

 is done to insure and perpetuate 

 certain qualities. Crossing is the union of two 



IN-AND-IN 

 BRBEDINQ. 



CROSSINQ 



