. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. MARE AND COLT. 8l What is a colt good for without good joints ? They are worth more than size or style. We can have both, but by all means have good joints, and to get them there must be phosphates in the feed, and the bran and oats contain these. If the little colt is fed cow's milk, it should be boiled, as it will then dicrest it If the weanlings are kept in the stable, give them plenty of bedding, so that t
. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. MARE AND COLT. 8l What is a colt good for without good joints ? They are worth more than size or style. We can have both, but by all means have good joints, and to get them there must be phosphates in the feed, and the bran and oats contain these. If the little colt is fed cow's milk, it should be boiled, as it will then dicrest it If the weanlings are kept in the stable, give them plenty of bedding, so that there will be some spring under their feet. Sawdust is good. Colts kept on a dry, hard floor will get sore in their joints and may become curbed or throw out ring bones. ^Standing on manure is not good. If the floor is wet and slippery they are likely to slip, and in this way be- come Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : W. Atkinson
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