Farm Notes

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43314, 16 April 1908, Page 1

Farm Notes

~ t-TOE YOUNG COLT , ’•■•The -first winter in a colt’s life Is an time, and if the colt is ‘ v .' .neglected then, by want of food, or eiiwsufe; 'or too close confinement;, •therefore, the aim should be to keep the colt in good, growing condition, ,>y. /liberal feeding and plenty of f exercise., It should have three . quarters of crushed oats per day, v mixed with an equal quantity of ' I s bran, and all the good hay it will eat; and, unless very stormy, it should .' have at least three hours’exercise • every day in a yard or paddock, c The most successful horse-breeders feed their colts well, and give them plenty of exercise, especially duringthe first winter. They know | purest way to ruin a colt is 2.ib it in a close box or stall all the winter; arid that exercise is all

, ?S“P ortant > as vgrows bone and - the muscle. Examine the cplt’s feet, also,, and keep the toes from growing long by rasping the < hoof into shape, as this must be done • before putting the colt on to pasture a v"; when, if neglected, the ho6f breaks '' up. ‘Many a horse goes through life .. '/with poor feet because they were not properly attended to at this period.