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and trained to mate mares properly. If permitted to serve a 

 jennet, he will not again serve a mare, and his usefulness as a 

 mule breeder is at an end. 



It is' best to have a stallion to tease the mare when a jack is 

 to be used. Some mares are afraid of jacks and will not show 

 signs to them, hence the importance of having a stallion as a 

 teaser. After the mare is bred, her subsequent treatment 

 should be the same as suggested for brood mares. 



