l6 BREEDING AND REARING OF 



Specialty of training for speed alone, and should go to 

 organized race courses. 



SECTION FOURTH. 



The different breeds of jacks have been given by my* 

 friend, W. H. Goodpasture, with a good deal of care. 

 He is the most competent gentleman with whom I am 

 acquainted to perform that task, having seen and 

 handled nearly all classes of that stock. 



Now it will be my purpose to give instruction as 

 to the proper care of jacks and jennets while they 

 are engaged in business. I am satisfied that the ma- 

 jority of grooms allow their jacks and stallions to 

 do too much business in a day. My rule is to limit 

 them to two services a day, that is, in twenty-four 

 hours, and the time should be properly divided, one 

 service in the morning and the other, in the evening. 

 I never allow my stock to do business on the Sabbath 

 day. 



A great deal of an animal's service is wasted by 

 allowing a jack or stallion to serve a mare or jennet 

 when not in proper season or heat ; and when they are 

 served they should not be allowed to remain about 

 the stable, but carried away where they will not see 

 or hear a jack bray. I would prefer breeding to an 

 animal that was limited in his service. I think if one 

 of those peddling stud horse men that travels on a 

 circuit and allows his horse or jack to serve a number 

 of times in a day, going from one stand to another, 

 should succeed in foaling, the progeny will be so weak 

 and feeble that they will have to be held up to let 

 them suck. I do not think colts produced under such 

 circumstances ever make strong, serviceable animals. 



