a 
af 
CONCLUSIONS 
To sum up from this brief paper on the 
necessity for fresh pastures for young blood- 
stock, the conclusions which it is desirable 
to bear in mind will, I think, be found as 
follows :— 
First You must have a sound brood 
mare, choicely bred, and she ought 
to be mated with judgment 
Second From the time of her conception 
she should be allowed to roam in 
fresh untainted pastures; if pastures 
where horses have not been for the 
last three years, all the better 
Third After foaling, the same policy 
should be adopted towards the mare 
and her foal as regards fresh herbage 
Fourth The toal from its weaning should 
be treated in as natural a manner as 
possible ; turned out and fed on 
pastures where the herbage is succu- 
lent, and allowed a free run at his 
pleasure 
Fifth Not more than three yearlings 
should be turned out in any one 
pasture, and the field should not be 
of less extent than ten to fifteen acres 
