Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-08-25

attract his attention; subsequently II can
be iigh;caed without inspiring him with
fear; which If fastened Immediately il
would m 5, c,riaiuly 10 In This man.
ncr the widest colt can be eiIeciuslly
subiugatei by such imPerceptible de-
grees that he gives iacit obedience before
he is aware of his altered condition.
THE PROPER WAY To BIT A COLT.
/ Farmers often put biting harness on
a colt the first thing lbey do with him,
buckling up the biting as tight as they
can draw i, to make him carry his head
high, and then turn him ont in LOT to
run half day at a time. This is one OF
The worst punishments that they could in-
tfict on colt, and very injurious 10 4
young horse that has been used 10 run
ming in pasture with his head down.
4 horse should be wei! accustomed 10 the
bit before YOU put on the biting harness.
and when You first bit him. you should
only rein bis head up 10 that point where
he naturally holds it. let that be high or
low; he will soon learn that he cannot
l,wer his head, and that raising i; a little
will loosen the lit in his mouth. This
will give lin the idea of raising his head
10 loosen the BIT, and then you can draw
the biting a iiuIe tighter every time you
pat il on, and lie will still raise his head
TO loosen il. BY this means YOU will
gradually get his bead aud neck in the
position yoa wish him to carry it, and
rive him a graceful carriage, without
Iur.iag him, making him angry, or caus-
ing his mouth 10 get sore.
Ifyou put lhe biting on very tight the
first time, ne canno, raise his head enough
70 loosen il, but will bear on it all The
time, aud paw, sweat, and throw himself.
Many horses have been killed by falling
backward with the biting on; their heads
b-ing drawn up, strike The ground with
the whole weight of the body. Horses
That have their heals drawn up tightly
should MT have the biting on more than
6fiecn or twenty minutes at a lime.
HOW 70 HARNESS TIE COLT
You should, by all means, have your
harness made to 4. your horse, especially
lie collar. Hundreds OF horses have been
spoiled by collars that do not it as they
should. \ liule attention 10 this matter
beforehand, viii facilitate your progress
very much. Take your harness into the
stable; go through the same process that
you dii with the saddle, letting the colt
examine your harness satisfactorily, then
put il on carefully, and after you have ii
all complete. put On your lines; use them
gently, as he is rather skii!ish, until be is
used to them lille; Then lead him back
and forth IN The stable until he does mol
seem 10 mind the fitting of the harness 10
his boly. then take hold Of the end of The
traces and pun slightly at first, increas-
ing your strength until he will pull You
across the stable back AM forth; then
hitch him 10 whatever you wish him 10
pull.
TO HITCH UP THE COLT.
This should be done with great eau
iion, first letting him examine the buggy
or sulky in his own way of examining
objects, then carefully hitch him up; hay-
ing everything safe, let him start the bug
gy empty, and pull that at first in That
way, then set in, and let bin take il slow,
and he viii not be near 50 apt to scare,
and by degrees you will be making a
good working beast.
I! you want to have horse that will
be true to pull, and that thinks he could
pull mountain, never hitch him 10 any
thing that he cannot pull, and after he is
used to pulling, he jus; thinks that be can
pull anything, because he always has,
and he does not know anything about his
strength beyond lis experience.
THE KIND OF BIT, AND HOW TO AccUsroW 7
HIN To IT.
You should use large, smooth, snafle .
bit, so as not to hurt his mouth, with /
bar on each side to prevent the bit from
pulling through either way. This you
should attach 10 The heads stall of your
bride, and put it on your colt without any
reius 10 it, and let him rcn loose in
argc stable or shed some time, until he
becomes little used TO the BIT, and viii
pear it without trying 10 get il out of his
mouth. Il would be well, if convenient,
o repeat this several times before You do
lnything more with the colt; as soon as
&c will bear the bit, attach a single rein
0 it, without any mariingale. You
hould also have halter on your colt, or
! bride made afterthe fashion Of a halter,
With strap to it, SO that you can hold or
cad him about without pulling on the bit
much. He is now ready for the saddle.
HOW TO MOUNT THE COLT.
First soothe him well on both sides,
bout the saddle. and all over, until he
sill stand still without holding, and is not {
fraid TO see you anywhere about him.
As soon as you have him thus gentled,
ei a small block about one foot or eigh-
cen inchezin height, and SET it down by j
le side of him, shout where you want to {
and TO mount him; step up on this, rails I
,g yourself very gently; horses notice
very change of position very closely, t