The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-11-13
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On Rearing Colts.

During the past thirty years, since $50 l
have bred and trained quite nuinor oi eo''s'
and have had no difficulty in learning th'n 10
be kind and gentle in the harness, or uloef Tut
saddle, with the treatment give ti''n' -
For n brood mare select one that Is so 'hd II
Won can. but By all means one that Is ma y
work: and on a farm she WI! do almost as
mucb work wdile raising a COLI US "llhout'
and she can be worked reasonahly up 10 the
time of lualing; then let her rest two weeks,
and shrssmay again be put TO light wolk, such as
cultivating com for two or three hourS III uay'
And now is the time to commence training the
colt. first et him become familiar with you BY
oortiv handling him until he is not shy, hut will
allow you to lay your hand upon him without
,.ar or starting. which will be in very short
time II vou treat him kindly. Next prepare
halter that will fit him; the head stall should
ha of lsather or some fiat substance that will
mn, hurt his head, and the leading strins Ot cord
strong enongh to hold him, and long enough to
form a loop large enough to go around the mares
neck and allow the colt to suck. NOW II you
have treated your colt as you should, you can
mn, th. halter on him without any violence,
and after putting the loop around the mares
neck let some one lead her or gently, and if the
colt attempts to pull back, Just touch MN up
with small switch. and hr Will naturally
follow the dam without much urging. After
one or two lessons of this kind, you can halHeSs
xour mare before the single wtgon make the
colts halter fast to the tHiA strap on The right
hand side Of the dam, with sum ;lrht IehSIh OF
rnpe 10 allow him tn suck. and vuu can go to
mil, or meeting without having to chase after
s,r,v COLI
Ina next impo.tant treatment uf The colt is
,veouiug This can b. done b1st dnEnS The
latter part Of October, or first ot November, or
ms soon as the nights are cold enough TO require
shelter for your animals. Put your mare ana
coli ;ntn a stall wide enough for both to lay
5,,,, o,rfort,hlv in . make the colt fast with
uo"h .',oI' ,r,y thot he cannot reach to
'''o ""i's ~ ill.,, lin ~ cat oats or Sum. other
gu "a, ; ,;,L bis n,nther. do This at night
s"'aoie S'a'" tf';t, b;,, tn g,t mill, occa-
ON! "t u.S,' r Ne frst DAYS which
sInnhily Tor u" VI ~, I;, 49,, bor
will also help the dam ABOUT u'!l"7 W n''
milk. Now lred them p"'h i'Ei''.n''! an" ~, ~
rally anl give the colt exercise uall W al oV'h
ward and he will not miss his milk or ms mother
but ne should by no means los his sucking hesh
,h A., u;ptar and when he comes to grass the
t''o n'S' H. IN rrnv, G,ely
M, s"',,',' ,t coli will do well in an
T. 80. but shoull b, provided
onen ydtu "dH ''"' - ,.,, h,,.. .rctss tn
with sheu or st'n'e ','"' w 80 III - ali
at night, and dark cold storms as we" d. an
other farm stock. ,,,
When colt is coming TWO year u.l II ~ c'l",t.. =.
take a second lesson in horse oloSy' Inc oi'
shouId be substituted for the halter; lew
lessons daily OF one hOur ehClr arr az '''ut is
necessary i, his branch, b fore the harness is
,,, So -, a adims,ed nronarly. until he Is familiar
P'.. "i an" au ~ @ h. Ii, let il b. distinctly
WIN lnal as w,'' as ,m all This training no vio
;s ,n come into the treatmrnt ;
patience ana Klhuhess WIN T.bh,, ,.nT
the colt plainly MS you wonid p'tSp"' W ''", y"
want him to do, and he wll soon '5aI,' l" uo II;
As soon as the colt is familiar with the OIL ana
harness. you may hitch him up by Tie side Gi
his mother before light sleigh or wa2"n' accord
ing 70 the time Of wear, and drive moderately one
nils for the fir,t time aud repeat the opera
tioD Ot future time, and repeat the operation at
tntur times as a, casion requires until dis lesson
Is co we'll learned that he will alwaJ be familiar
With II The rest of his life.
hs cnltis now two wears old, familiar with the
halter. biz. and harness. Shall it be worked !
and Al sbort intervals such as is at all times at
hand an n we'll conducted farm bat allow no one