The Stallion 317 
The grooming of a stallion presents problems that are 
not common with other classes of horses. In addition to 
tending to his coat, as mentioned under “ Work Horses,” 
it is necessary to take good care of the sexual organs, as 
they will become filthy and require washing and cleaning. 
Two general methods are advocated for this, and either 
is quite satisfactory. One is to take a bucket of warm 
water and ivory or castile soap, and thoroughly cleanse 
the sheath and adjacent regions. The other method is to 
use wet bran and pack in the sheath and let it gradually 
work out. It will carry out a large part of the dirt and 
filth with it. Some persons advise using a mild antiseptic 
on the penis after the serving of each mare. This tends 
to cleanse the organ, but one cannot expect this to prevent 
the horse from becoming diseased if the mare is diseased, 
on account of the large number of wrinkles which will not 
be thoroughly cleansed. The only way to keep the horse 
free from disease is to watch the mares and keep the stal- 
lion off the mares that are questionable. 
FEEDING AND CARE OUT OF SEASON 
The best system of management for the stallion out of 
season is that given to the gelding. That is, three fairly 
heavy feeds a day, and a good day’s work six times a week, 
and rest and light feed on Sunday. The feed need not be 
as heavy as during the breeding season, and three-fourths 
of a pound of oats for 100 pounds of live weight is sufficient 
grain unless the stallion is doing extremely heavy work. 
The stallion should not be in a condition so that he would 
need to be reduced in flesh, as many stallion men practice. 
If he is exercised regularly with some form of work, and 
fed in the way the gelding should be fed, he will be in the 
