12 CARE AND TRAINING OP TROTTERS. 



doors until the middle of the afternoon, when she 

 should be fed again, omitting the green feed, and 

 turned back into pasture. 



Feeding Paddock. 



About the middle of summer colts will require 

 additional nourishment. Feeding paddocks should 

 be built in the pastures, as illustrated, which will 



allow only the colts access to the troughs. On 

 most farms the troughs are placed about 2j^ feet 

 from the ground. It is well to line them with zinc 

 so that the attendant can keep them clean. Some 

 have troughs only four inches from the ground. 

 These low troughs are not widely used because 

 colts are liable to jump over them and knock their 



