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or behind, short-ribbed, or with a crooked or puffy 

 hind leg, a straight pastern, or a flat foot. 



"A stallion should be housed in a large, roomy, 

 well-ventilated bosstall, and given plenty of exer- 

 cise, either in a well-enclosed yard or under saddle 

 on the road every day. Plenty of fresh water, clean, 

 fresh hay and sweet, clean oats and bran in sufficient 

 quantities during breeding season to keep the horse 

 in good condition are essential in my plan of feeding 

 stallions. I avoid com in any form as a feed, as 

 well as dirty or musty hay or oats. A moderate 

 amount of green feed is beneficial. A good stallioner 

 will not permit his charge to become too fat or too 

 thin, and will be sure that he does not lack exercise. 

 A clean, well-cared-for stable with good ventilation 

 is necessary, and there should be sufficient grooming 

 to keep his coat in a clean, healthy condition. 



"In selecting a brood mare I should choose one 

 from a producing family, weighing 1,700 to 2,100 

 pounds and standing 16 to IT^A hands high. She 

 should be sound and of feminine type. The mare 

 should have a fine head with eyes well apart and 

 well-set ears not too heavy, a slim, graceful neck 

 well set on sloping shoulders, a large, roomy barrel, 

 a well-sprung rib, a tail not too low, clean, sound, 

 well-placed legs not inclined to be meaty or to carry 

 too much hair, sloping pasterns and deep, tough 

 hoof. The mare to be avoided is the one of mascu- 

 line type or from a family of shy producers. They 

 are rarely successful. A coarse, Eoman head, heavy, 

 poorly-set ears, a masculine neck, a tail set too low, 

 a short rib, a crooked, puffy hind leg, a straight 

 pastern and a foot that is too narrow or too flat 

 are also very undesirable features. 



"Brood mares not in the harness should be kept 

 in pasture as much as possible at all seasons of the 



