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stallion is to be worked he will be so heated that his efficiency to settle a 
mare would be lessened. In some other farms the stallion is given some 
work of one kind or another, thus: at the Maple Lawn Farm the stallion 
is worked on general farm jobs when not in breeding season; at the Pen- 
toila Stock Farm some of the young individuals are worked; the stallion 
at Cornell University is worked hauling milk during the breed¬ 
ing season; at the Longview Stock Farm the work consists of field and 
hauling jobs; at the Gossard Breeding Estates the stallion is employed 
hauling feed, etc., to various depots; at the Michigan Agricultural College 
he is always on the wagon doing farm work; as has been referred to 
above, at the Gregory Farm the stallion is worked in harness or led by 
hand or ridden during the breeding season; and at the Ritchie Stock Farm 
some are given all kinds of work. At times at Hayfield Farm the stallion 
is also worked. Trowbridge also advises working the stud horse, and Tru¬ 
man thinks a steady light work would be a good job for him. Stericker is 
also of the opinion that the stallion is best worked like a gelding. 
10. Grooming. Clipping the Hair Coat. Shoeing 
Of the twenty-nine farms answering, two farms—the Raboin Pioneer 
Homestead Farm and Waddington Farm—do not practice grooming the 
stallion. To a limited extent, or as one of the breeders states, "not much, 
only when he is ‘dolled up a little’”; four farms—the White Oak Stock 
Farm, the Pentoila Stock Farm, Ritchie Stock Farm, and Wisconsin Uni¬ 
versity—enforce cleaning their stallions. At the Arngibbon Farm the 
stud horse is cleaned but once a week, and at the Oaklawn Farm, Hay- 
field Farm, and at the University of Missouri, he is groomed so as to keep 
him fairly clean. The stallion is groomed daily at the Thompsondale 
Farm, Truman’s Pioneer Stud Farm, Lakewood Farm, and Cornell Uni¬ 
versity, but the reports do not state the number of times grooming is 
done daily. At the Chestnut Farms he is groomed every day before and 
after exercising. Three farms report of grooming their stallions only 
during the breeding season, namely, the Selma Farm, Oakdale Farm, and 
Michigan Agricultural College. At the Selma Farm the stallion is also 
groomed one month before the breeding season, but not afterwards. The 
majority of those which reported is classed within those that groomed 
their stallions once every day. These inclube the Lefebure Sons’ Co., Iowa 
State College, Thos. Kiddoo Farm, Hawthorn Farm, Minnesota University, 
Illinois University, Irvinedale Farm, and Maple Lawn Farm, or eight 
farms in all. Stericker also opines in like manner. Only two establish¬ 
ments—the Gossard Breeding Estates and Purdue University—indicate 
grooming their stud horses twice a day. 
Twenty-six breeding establishments respond opposedly to the question, 
"Is it advisable to clip the stallion? If so, how often?” Because, accord¬ 
ing to Cooley, it is not necessary, provided that the animal has been well 
kept during winter. Good also asserts that clipping the stallion’s hair is 
not required if he is properly fed. But in the University of Missouri, 
Trowbridge states that the hair of the stallion is occasionally clipped; 
and at the Maple Lawn Farm, Peterson writes: "In the case of a horse 
that grows a long coat of hair I surely would in the spring.” 
"Is it advisable to keep the stallion shod? If so, how many times in a 
year is shoeing done?” To this query three farms—the Thompsondale 
Farm, J. H. Serven and Son, and Waddington Farm—answer "No,” while 
Peterson says "If the horse has the right kind of feet he should not be 
shod”; and Good explains that "If good feet are desired the stallion should 
not be shod”. The major body of breeders favor the use of shoes at all 
times or under some circumstances. Their remarks follow: 
