62 PRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



assistance. The usual cause of trouble is when the foal 

 is in the wrong position. The head and forefeet should 

 come first. It requires skill to assist a mare in delivery, 

 and no one but an expert should attempt it. High- 

 bred animals require more attention than the ordinary- 

 horses. After foaling, quiet, cleanliness and good food 

 are all that is required. If the belly of the mare is very 

 large, it should be carefully bandaged. Nature, if 

 allowed to take its course, will result favorably if not 

 interfered with. Warm gruel and a little hay should be 

 given the mare after foaling. 



CARE OP 



MARB AND 



COLT 



The mare usually attends to the colt by 

 instinct at once, allowing it to suck and 

 licking it dry. If she refuses to own it, 

 rub some of the mare's milk on the colt's nose ; then let 

 the mare smell it, and she will own it at once. The 

 food of the mare should be nourishing, and consist of 

 plenty of grass, oats, bran, carrots and frequently warm 

 mashes. She needs nourishing and concentrated food, 

 with plenty of good water and the proper quantity of 

 Pratts Food, Pratts Animal Regulator or Pratts Condi- 

 tion Powder. See that the udder is in a good condition 

 and not inflamed. The mare should not be put to work 



