CARE AND TRAINING OF TROTTERS. 



Chapter I— The Suckling Colt. 



HE mare about to foal should be 

 placed in a warm box stall, 

 especially if the colt cpmes 

 early and in a cold climate. 

 The colt might contract pneu- 

 monia from the shock to its 

 delicate constitution by ex- 

 posure to cold air. 



The first attention to the colt should be to the 

 umbilical cord (navel string). There are two 

 methods of treatment, each has its adherents. 

 The older horsemen, and some younger ones, pre- 

 fer to tie up the cord about a half inch from the 

 body, and then cut it off, just below where it has 

 been tied. The younger horsemen and many vet- 

 erinarians advise against the tying up of the um- 

 bilical cord, since it has been found in some cases 

 to imprison the germs of navel disease which had 

 gained entrance to the navel before being disin- 

 fected. James Hazelton of Boice Stock Farm, 

 Frankfort, Ind., who has raised hundreds of colts- 

 successfully, is one we recall who does not tie 

 up the umbilical cord. 



As soon as possible after the colt is born 

 squeeze out the gelatinous contents of the umbil- 

 ical cord, tie it up if you will, but in any event 

 paint it with an antiseptic solution, or, better still, 

 dip it into such a solution. Dr. A. S. Alexander 



