American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-12-29
From the Portland, one. J Statesman.
THE HORSE.

ences and our pleasures while the ungracelul, but
strong. and no less useful Dray, ministers to our
necessities. To almost every person, in almost every
situation in life; in all pursuits, whether of Com.
merce, Agriculture, Manufactures, or the Mechanic
Arts; whether of War, or OF pleasure, the Horse is
more or less useul-Such being the fact, the impor
lance of proper attention in the raising OF this animal
must be acknowledged by every one. AS almost every
man in the community is so peculiarly indebted to the
Horse for many of the conveniences he enjoys, it is
necessary that he should become acqubinted with
the most proper modes OF treatu ent necessary to be
observed in rearing this most noble and useful ami
NAL To mpau this valuable information 10 the
public, is the object Of this writer Of the present
Essay. In performing this task, he will not attempt
to clothe his subject in classic dress He is not
scholar and he will not cndeayor to appear what
he is not He will "speak right on" and as intell
giby as he can " hat he offers, is the result Of
thirty years. experience amidst advantages which
few, ii any In our state. have ever enjoyed
| 1t will be my OBJECT, in the present number, to
prescribe general rules for the management Of the
Horse for the si's, five years of his life.
| II is custom with many OF those most expert
enced in raising Horses to suffer the colt to follow
its dam some dozen or twenty miles in day, while
others corfnc him at home, and ride the darn per
haps as great distance, and when they return, lei
the colt take the heated milk into empty stomach.
Both these practices are very perncious. he
may, after he arrives to the age 0: four or live
months, be left in pasture with another horse or
colt; by which he is induced to eat grass. Should
he then take milk from the dam after travelling, 1t
would not so materially affect him; as the grass
prevents the milk from producing those paus which
otherwise would inevitably take place The evil
consequences attending the neglect of this branch Of
our subject ! have Witnessed in many instances
Oftcn are the finest coils when from three to egh
| weeks DID, utterly ruined, through neglect In this
particular.
Another error shall notice, is the negecting 10
shelter colts in winter How often do farmers suf
their young horses to stand hr ough the long and
dreary nights, and amid all the incemences Of win
ter, exposed to "tne prltng of the ptless storm -
When such is the treatment OF colts, can II be a
subject OF surprise that the growth the health and
beauty Of the animal is destroyed! l. may indeed
be urged, that many good horses have been bred IL
this way. This vii! grant bu feel assured that
under proper management, the best SO raised would
have heen much better. am we'll satisfied that in
| Ave cases nut OF six, colts thus exposed to the
weather, rendered comparatively useless.
My method oftrestment is this The dam should
do no hard labor for three onths before and alter
she foals Moderate exercise, as not TO heat the
BLOOD will do no harm either to her. or to the colt
After four months, the dam may he used without
materially inluring the colt. 1t may be weaned at
six months old. On hay. give him little proven
der once a day-- oats arc the pest Handle him q
little every day. with leathern halter. as by this
meho you will most easily and effeetually learn
him to stand by the bride. colt thas trained, will
nevet break your halters or brides; nor will he
occasion you any trouble in breaking. either 10 the
saddle or harness Always keep your colts we'll
housed in winter; you will by so dong, fad your
self amply repaid for your trouble. BY neglect in
this par,r ulsr horses afflicted with The spring
halt, disorder from which horses seldom, il ever
recover. There is ais another disease occasIoned
by this kind of neglect termed by farmers, Jercg
AID which sometimes proves fatal II is mistake
which prevails among farmers. in surprising that
exposure to the cold weather renders coils hardy
During the first winter. and through the sum.
mer, yearing colts look lean and shspelcss. This
is owing to natural cause, arising from The teeth
not being sufficiently hardened to enahle them 10
masticae their food consequently, they feed very
little, and only eat what barely sufficient to sup
port them. II is best to turn them into good pas
ture, where an abundance Of grass may be found
through The summer; by this means, you secure q
rood growth and strong constitution, which are
so necessary to the usefulness of horse.
Much depends on the manner Of treatment from
four weeks to four or five years old. Il pledge my
self that horse well used and properly manased
until FIVE wears old. will endure more labor than
two which have been neglected to This age
BUCEPHALUS.
CITY ladies boast of being more delicate. than
country maidens. The one brealhes an air polu
red with many thousands breatns the other inhaes
the breeze freshcned over the mown hay. The
one drinks water drawn from the sewer-mingllne
pump, or through impure pipes from the open
horse pond. the other pours il from the moss GOV
cred bucket, or dips it from the pure spring. The
one walks over the hard pavements along the dusty
piles of bricks the other trips over the soft grass
along the graceful rows of trees The one is pale
and sckly, from watching at the evening concert
the other is ruddy and healthy, from rising witt
the morning birds The one is The lilly OF th'
green house the other is the rose beside the stone
wall. In the city, is and admired, the ingenl
..I..u.r, IF mon in he rountry are trac ed