Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-07-02
management Of Colts.

great deal has been written in regard to the care,
management aud training of colts, and it is a sub
ject worthy Of the closest study Of the breeder as
the value Of the horse depends-next after his
blood and pedigree-entirely upon the manner in
which it is reared and trained for use The follow
ing letter from gentleman in Plainfeld embodies
much sound sense upon the subject:
"If had colt one year old that bid fair to
make horse worth one, two or i've hundred dol
lars l would give him q stable at night, ten feet
square, by himself; keep it well tered wi h saw
dust fine shavings or straw. would not have him
stand on anything wet, and would feed him all the
hav (good clean hay he could eat, and would feed
him something besides, every day say carrots cut
up ine with little Indian meal mixed With them,
or a quart or two of oats, well soaked. If intend
ed to keep him for my own use, Wolld teach him
to eat almost everything such as sour uilk good
hog-swin and pumpkins. | would not break him to
do all these, but would teach him, caress him,
make him think, if possible, that | was his best
friend
Colts want exercise, and should have warm
ward to run in all the pleasant days, but not in the
mud, or with horned cattle. A blanket is seldom
necessary.
'sMr. Gray inquiries: when should he be broke p
say never, ReUer! Teach him as much IS you can,
but don't break him ihstis all out offashion Teach
him to do as you tell him, to come and 60 at your
will; make particular friend Of him, and you may
use him at anyage you please, but be careful not TO
use him hard or badly. Cattle may be used st the
age of two years. we'll boys at seven and eight
and when be is two, three or four years old, few
days before you wish to him, put the names,
nut him in the thils and let him standseVeral hours
stay by him. fondle him all over lead him about and
cali him some name Do this for several days, and
the first time you hitch HIM to buggy he will 60 as
YOU tell him. When he will go well before
rage, then put on the martingsles, and check, if
he does not carry his head to please; by degrees
draw his head as you wish to have him carry it. and
| in short time it will become habit that easily
| be retained. The time Wass and is now in some
places when every one though celt must be bitted;
that is put great strong bit in his mouth and draw
his head into his breast and have him throw himself
down. while csrtWhip was lacerating his sides, all
of which is just the thing tOsPol colt. say never
| bit CT break a colt, nor burn the hampers"
| A SoHooIMAsTER KILLED.-A fatal ARRAY OCCUR
! red at Centrevile, King and Queen county, Va.
on the 18th ult., between Mr. Gogerty, a school
teacher, and two Msssrs. BristoW, father and son.
One of the elder BristoWs sons was pupil Of Go
qerty. and being guilty of some misconduct, Cog
| ertv fogged him. The father Of young BristoW
met him soon after, and alteration ensued, when
they clinched, and while in this position young
Bristow rushed up threw his arms around Gogerty,
and plunged knife into his body the blade enter
ing Just below the ribs the right side The knife
used was an ordinary pocket knife, but some per-
ton Of the ntestnes being severed, the wound re-
suited in the death of GOgsrty. The young sssss-
| ain escanad