1 8 EVERY MAN HIS OWN TRAINER. 



monia and sweet oil, just strong enough to start a good 

 healthy growth of horn, that is if the foot does not seem to 

 be doing well. It may be a little hard and has stopped grow- 

 ing, but if it is healthy and doing well, let well enough alone. 

 Reduce his grain one half ; give him plenty of soft feed, fine 

 ships, carrots, etc., once or twice a day. If this should make 

 the colt's bowels loose change to dry food, oats or corn, or 

 perhaps a few handfuls of wheat and plenty of good timothy 

 hay, in fact any of this is good to keep the colt growing, ac- 

 cumulating muscle, and in good heart. He should be loose 

 in a box stall of good size, say twelve to fifteen feet square, 

 with a paddock or small yard to run out in every pleasant 

 day, as we all know that man or beast must have good air and 

 sunlight to enjoy good health. In all cases the box stall 

 must have good ventilation and plenty of light. The colt is 

 now in winter quarters, and he should be left idle for at least 

 three months. 



