The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-09-18
breeding, Training aud Management 0fthe
Ilorse.

: breeding, Training aud Management Of th,
, Iiorse.
; Farmers are apt 10 go 10 one or two OK
tremes with their col,s --either TO halter then
Z and drag them about through the heat Of th'
, summer on roads of all kinds, slongside lhei
dams at work, or else to turn them out anC
let them run wild during tho frat six months
of their existence, out Of sight and hearing
Of human beings. Now, We take exceptions
tn both these mHthols Of proceedngs--to the
first, b-cause tn" limbs and feet Of the young
animal arc tender and are rpL to be strand
and bruised by being compelled to keep up
with the cam ("y~n when walking) Or srvsr-
al consecutive miles. The young colt qlr,s
frequent rest aud s'oa'l be At Liberty 10 Ii.
down whenever inclination prompts. When
the colt becomes tired, it drags on lis halter.
strsining the cords Of the neck hack and
legs. II Is alSo dlsa vantag,'u, % aloy the
Young animal TO ruo too long hort cub
j'cti'n, Tn when ihH at,cn.'t !. M =, will
r~lSt with great fore, anl II u = i'r
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On hn 10 lead. iA"r wtru y,u g., 80, t.
s., W.. " ha.irr Ao c.nuo. hryhs--.. - o..
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N"ve, ulis, awy one 10 strike %, ,r., 90. ..
colt; Dle such b!rb7fDu' act viii cHu.5 '...
work TO ogeIcD II It's bad effect Wien .il,.
cleaning han, avoid the ue.d--thon spp'u ,c,,
th It part tenderly, and If Ia res,-ts 90 to
some other point. In u few rn,nsnts return,
and 40 cnntinne I'll he submits with pleas
ur., RI her, to being handled aud rubbed
anywhere and On any part. Your c"ll is
then half broken.
Wean The colt at five or six months Old
first teaching him. while sucking tia mare,
to eat oats. When taken from the dam.
contine the colt closely. AMI put them out of
hearing OF each other for one week. During
the first Winter, fesd daily with lwo quarts
Of oats and all the hay the colt will eat
This, with good warm shelter, will keep him
growing and improving. Don't turn him out
in sprlng till the weather is settled aud warm,
and full bite Of grass. The first year makes
or ruins the colt. IL is tho most important
of his life. Keep him .fat ,he FIRST year,
however. for this year decides whether be il
to be full-grown horse or q, miserable pony
--no after care can atone for neglect during
the first twelve months. Good pasture
(moun'ain il possibIe) the next season, and
plenty Of hay the next winter, with quart
of grain if convenient, will bring you finely
formed. pow erful two year old. In the Fall |
begin to break, by biting gadually tighter
each day. within Two weeks you have his /
he' as high nd graceful as nature allow-.-
The neck should 10 arched and the fsoo yer.
tical, with cons'raiat When the biting is
put on your harness and let
the straps d,uge around his legs; continue
this unLll hs pays no attention to them, but
do not over fatigue the colt either in the bit.
ting bri H., Or harness. The bending in Of
the neck is exceedingly painful, aai should
be dome bv i"grees. the wors requiring two
weeks. While IN the bitti1y b'idln, exercise
him on cwcn To the right au! left aI,er,,lta.
", the ra lins na, er less than ten or itcnn
Fact, otherwise be will learn u step too shnrl.
Make him walk--and walk fest while waking
no gait is more important, and our Agrcu.
urai Society should ofar prs'nn,ns for fast
walkers hill hrrn,s,.d. ~cr,,,>m tho
ut u wagons. snikies, a., ~ ~,1aing
ien arounl AMI ab,u' "a + !.n
larneS> 10 tn >uky anl !ea 'n p,rs
lays until b" 40 l'n.r ~ e.. ~ n.Iy
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A'w,gs 'sr's> n..n whtn D. "a, ..,.i
y. y .ra! 80 Seroni wut'r, MseIl. ,,u
n king tn other hos:e i'aH aii the y gl;.
wi irv for \ SnorL dNtrnca l,ay uaa ,ll,~.
rr ot - mile Al time, alter lately Gts, sai
low. Tram ypur colt 10 tie thr G ga!;s ia
Iarness, the fast walk s!vsys, tho moderate or
Dad gal, for distance, and the rapii tr,t. A.
desired to make u man cool dancar,
We would begin young while the limb. were
nbls and the actions graceful. so il we de-
Irr a fast walker. and fast trotter, too, we
nust take the colt while young ani so when
ressei, he will tax, up tho fast trot. instead
n
orse can be trained that he is to trot and
OF break up, rs we'll rs boy can that hc is
+, glide and never jump in toe walk. We
D not pretend that all horses will learn to
ot equally fast more than all boys dance
lually WELL but all can be trained to exert
.ery muscle, in the trot as well as in the
In Cots should never be driven fast for !
ug distances; they become leg weary, and
II themselves or "interfere," as il is called q
three years old, the horse can perform very q
oderite work; at four, more still but not a
ltil five should he be expected to do t
lays work." and better yet il deferred until
<. Nos, horses are ruined before FIVE BY G
.rly and injurious driving, or brutal treat
ent Of some kind. The farmer can best uso q
,rses up to this age; all tue work can Sc a
,ne by his brood mares and colts, and leave p
his malured horses for market. One g
,rse thus raised aud trained is worth Two !,
ch as we now often meet, AMI so the breed \
= purse will prove who tries il. a
A few words now about grooming and q
snsgement. Every horse should be thor