Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-09-02

tor the nrSt time, placing the Sauule upou
his back, fastening the girths, are all mat
ters of paramount Importance, demanding
the greatest degree of patience, persever-
ance, and intuitive knowledge ofhis idiosyn-
cracies. Before putting halter upon colt,
he must be rendered familiar with it by ca
ressing him and permitting him to examine
the article with his nose. Then place a
portion of it over his head, occasionally Civ
ing it slight pull, and in few minutes he
will be accustomed to these liberties, and
then the halter may be fastened on proper
tly. To teach him to lead is another diff
Guilty. Stand little ON one side, rub his
nose and forehead, take hold of the strap and
pull gently, and at the same time touch him
very gently, with the end of long whip
across the hind legs This will make him
start and advance a few steps. Repeat the
operation few times, and he will soon learn
to follow. you by simply pulling the halter.
The process of saddling and brldllng is
similar. The mouth Of the colt should be
frequently handled, after which hold a plain
snaffle between his teeth and hold it there
with one hand, and caress him with the 9TH
er. After while he will allow the bride
to be placed upon him. The saddle can
now be brought in and rubbed against his
nose, his neck and his legs; next hang the
stirrup strap across his back, and gradually
insinuate the saddle into it's place. The
girth should not be fastened until he be-
comes thoroughly acquainted with the sad
die The first time the girth is buckled it
should be done SO loosely as not to attract
his attention; subsequently it can be tight
ened without inspiring fear, which if fasten-
ed Immediately it would most certainly do.
/ In this manner the widest colt can be
efectually subjugated by such imperceptible
degrees that he gives tacit obedience before
he is aware of his altered condition.
THE PROPER WAY TO BIT COLT.
Farmers often put biting harness on a
colt the first thing they do with him, buckl-
ing up the biting as tight as they can draw
it, to make him carry his head high, and
then turn him out on lot to run halfa day
at a time. This is one of the worst punish
ments that they could infict on colt, and
very injurious to a young horse that has
been used to running in pasture with his
head down.
A horse should be we'll accustomed to the
bit before you put on the(blttlng harness,
and when you first bit him you should only
rein his head up to that point where he ma
turally holdsyit, let that be high or low; he
will soon1earn that he cannot lower his head,
and that raising it little will loosen the bit
f in his mouth. This will give him the idea
Of raising his head to loosen the bit, and
then you can draw the biting little tight
er every time you put it on, and he will still
raise his head to loosen it. By this means
you will gradually get his head and neck in
the position you wish him to carry it, and
give him graceful carriage, without hurt
ing him, making him angry, or causing his
mouth to get sore.
If you put the biting on very tight the
first time he cannot raise his head enough
to loose it, but will bear on it all the time.
and pay, sweat and throw himself. Many
horses have been killed by falling backward
with the biting on; their heads being drawn
up, they strike the ground with the whole
weight of their body. Horses that have
their heads drawn up tightly should not
have the biting on more than fifteen or
twenty minutes at time.
HOW TO HARNESS THE COLT.
You should, by all means, have your har-
ness made to fit your horse, especially the
collar Hundreds of horses have been spoil
ed by collars that do not fit as they should.
A little attention to this beforehand will fa-
cilitate your progress very much. Take
your harness in the stable, 60 through the
same process that you did with the saddle,
letting the colt examine your harness salts
factorily; then put it on carefully; and az
ter you have it all complete, then put on
your lines; use them gently as he is rather
skettish, until he is used to them little !;
then lead him back and forth into the stable,
until he does not seem to mind the fitting of
the harness to his body; then take hold of
the end of the traces and pull slightly at first,
increasing your strength until he will. pull
you across the stable back and forth then
hitch him to whatever you wish him to pull.
TO HITCH UP THE COLT.
| This should be done with great caution,
first letting him examine the buggy or sulky
in his own way of examining objects; then
carefully hitch him up; having everything
safe, let him start the buggy empty, and
pull that at first in that way; then get in,
and let him take it slow, and he will not be
near so apt to scare, and by degrees you will
be making good work-beast
If you want to have horse that will be
true to pull and thinks he can pull noun
tain. never hitch him to anything that he
cannot pull; and after he is used to pulling,
he just thinks he can pull anything, because
he always has, and he does not know any
thing about his strength beyond his expert
ence,