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distinct breeds, that the good qualities of each may be 

 found in the ofifspring. To do either requires much 

 skill and judgment on the part of the breeder. 



HOW TO 



TELL A MARE 



IN POAL 



The usual way to tell if a mare is in foal 

 is to take a rope or strap and measure 

 around the girth where the harness goes 



on the back and the \ 



belly band buckles on ; |PBB^ ||| s^ 



then measure just in 



front of the hind legs 



around the body. If 



the last measurement 



is the larger, the mare 



.^, - - MEASURING TO SEK IF A MARS 



IS With toal. IS IN FOAL. 



FOALING I ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ approaches for foaling, the 

 I mare should be placed in a good-sized 

 box stall, the floor of which is heavily covered with 

 straw. The time of foaling can be foretold by the sink- 

 ing of the flanks, the dropping of the belly and the en- 

 larged udder, which, if milked, will produce a white fluid. 

 Foaling with a mare is a prompt act, and, if the mare is 

 in good condition, should require no interference or 



