The Stallion 315 
from license, or the unsoundness is posted in a conspicuous 
manner upon the license. The licenses are required to be 
posted in public places so that breeders who patronize the 
public service stallion can be truthfully informed in regard 
to the breeding. So many states now have such laws that 
they cover the larger proportion of the horse-producing 
sections. Throughout these states there has been a 
strong tendency toward increasing the number of the pure- 
bred sires, and decreasing sires with unsoundness and poor 
conformation. The stallion laws have also provided a 
lien upon mares bred. This furnishes the stallion owner 
with protection so that he can collect service fees and 
therefore put his investment on a more substantial basis. 
FEEDING IN THE BREEDING SEASON 
The feeds needed by a stallion during the breeding season 
correspond closely to those needed by a growing animal 
or the brood mare that is suckling a foal or developing a 
foetus. In view of the large amount of albumen that is 
in the semen, together with the nervous strain of the breed- 
ing season, foods are needed which contain a considerable 
amount of protein, and in order that the stallion’s system 
keep in good physical bloom, these feeds should have a 
cooling effect. Feeds which meet these requirements espe- 
cially well are oats and bran. The bran will tend to keep 
his bowels open, and therefore make him less likely to 
have trouble with leg or skin diseases. Roots, when they 
are available, form a very valuable addition to the ration 
if fed in limited quantities. Fresh-cut grasses or pasture 
are also valuable as either roots or grasses tend to keep the 
bowels in good condition and the horse healthy. For 
hay, a mixture of timothy and clover is very satisfactory. 
