ae) 
when the gentleman breeder was the owner 
of the horse trained under his personal 
supervision, he allowed the youngster plenty 
of fresh pasturage 
NATURAL TREATMENT AND FOOD 
Horses, then, should enjoy as far as 
possible the conditions of life which Nature 
has prescribed—that is, be allowed ample 
space over which to roam and graze 
Disregard of this cardinal feature in the 
life-habit of the horse accounts in some 
measure, as | believe from the experience 
I have gained, for the failures which so 
persistently occur 
Adopting a method at variance with the 
laws of Nature, the breeder expects to 
succeed while actually courting failure; and 
he can hardly hope to stem the tide of what 
he calls ‘bad luck.” Pedigree and good 
looks avail but little against over-stocked 
or tainted pasture. Artificial feeding can 
never beat more natural methods of rearing 
TREATMENT OF MARE FROM CONCEPTION 
Nor will it suffice to reserve natural treat- 
ment for the newly-born foal; the dam— 
and this is a point to which the breeder’s 
attention may be directed as one upon which 
