MANAGEMENT OF YOUNG HORSES. 79 
search of them — an expense nearly equivalent to the amount 
proposed to be given in premium.” 
[Since the above was sent to press, we have met with the 
following letter in c The Times/ which from its practical 
bearing on this question we reprint from the Journal :] 
REMOUNT HORSES. 
Sir, — Having seen that a circular has been issued from 
the Horse Guards to recruiting parties, requesting that they 
do not enlist lads so young, as they most probably will be 
required for immediate service, and since it has come under 
my experience that persons employed in buying horses for 
the army are buying them as young as four years old, I beg 
leave, through the medium of your publication, to give a 
corresponding hint to head-quarters, with due submission, 
that the contingencies of health incidental to horses of that 
age, together with imperfect development, should be a deside- 
ratum equally regarded with the objections raised to the 
suitableness of the immature man. The truth of my asser- 
tion may be established at a time when the case will be with- 
out a remedy. Older and more seasoned horses are more 
calculated to contend with continued fatigue, &c., in imme- 
diate service, than those so young. 
I remain, sir, your obedient servant, 
A Veterinary Surgeon.] 
London : Jan. 18, 1855. 
ON THE MANAGEMENT OE YOUNG HORSES. 
Sir, — The foals having been provided for through the 
first winter, towards the middle of May it will be expedient 
to make arrangements for their summer’s keep. This must 
to a certain extent be regulated by circumstances. If the 
breeder is provided with convenient paddocks, they are by 
far the most desirable situations ; and whether they will pro- 
duce a sufficiency of herbage must depend upon their size 
and the condition of the land. Those which are bare of keep 
are by far preferable, as the requirements of the inmates may 
be always supplied with hay, lucerne, vetches, or clover; and 
an occasional change of food has already been recommended. 
The constitution of each animal should be consulted, and 
likewise the purposes for which it may be calculated. Some 
will require a moderate allowance of oats throughout the 
summer months. The benefit which young horses will ob- 
