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season, when the may be turned out with other 

 stock to run until the eighteenth day, when she 

 should be taken up to be teased by a horse, to 

 ascertain if she be in season, and if so, she should 

 be bred again. Some breeders think the ninth, 

 some the twelfth, and some the fifteenth day 

 after service is the proper day to tease, but ob- 

 servation has taught me that the best results 

 come from the eighteenth-day plan. After she 

 becomes impregnated she should have good treat- 

 ment; light work will not hurt her, but care 

 should be taken not to over-exert. She should 

 have good, nutritious grass if she runs out and 

 is not worked, but if worked she should be 

 well fed on good feed. The foal will be due in 

 about 333 days. As the time approaches for foal- 

 ing, the mare should be put in a quiet place, 

 away from other stock, until the foal is dropped. 

 She will not need any extra attention, as a rule, 

 but should be looked after to see that everything 

 goes right. 



" After the foal comes, it will not hurt the mare 

 or colt for the dam to do light work, provided she 

 is well fed on good, nutritious food. Should she 



