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lofTes h^ve arifen from the praftice of cutting 

 them at that time. Some would not h.vve them 

 cut until they are thr^e or four years old, which 

 1 difapprove of very much. If you let a horfe 

 go long with his flones, he begins to fhew cou- 

 rage from them: and when they are taken away, 

 he becomes more dull and floomy than if he 

 had been gelded when young: he cannot pine 

 for the lofs of what he never knew ; and much 

 danger has attended the delay. I preferred the 

 month of July, and never once failed of fuccefs. 

 Three months I think the mod proper age. 



It is neceflary to keep the colts with their 

 rnothers in the flable a few hours prior to per- 

 formiing the operation, that they may cool and 

 emipty themfelves. If the weather fliould turn 

 out rainy before the wounds fuppurate and dif- 

 charge, it will be advifable to take themi into 

 a ftable for fhelter, to prevent their catching 

 cold, which may be attended with bad confe- 

 quences- as great caution fhould be obferved 

 in every inftance that animals are not expofed 

 to the wet where colds are feared. 



A colt that has gone uncut until he is a year 

 old or more, and who is k^pt in the ftabie, and 



cut 



