Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-03-14

BREEpINa AND MANAGEMENrI

Ffla&l1E y 10 Tue STABLE with It's mOtner,
shandle Il q little before taking il out, (sl-
ways With the estkindness, and qai-
city noise and hustle frightens them y
then one person lead the mare, another
the colt along with her I; the colt will
naturally follow her, and al The person
has 70 do is to control its course and
speed while If you attempt to lead it alone
irdoes BOT know what yeu mean by mill
Ing a. the halter, or cosxipg il. and It
must be shipped or frigh tened from be-
hsod to Induce i to proceed, both OF
Fhich are Objectionable whipping makes
fhem stubborB, and frighte ming ma kes
them afraid to have any one come near
fhen- By hsndling few times with the
mare, 10 this way, il will get so you can
lead it anywhere by itself I always
take The greatest precausion th at my colts
shall not be hurt or frightened by any one.
Boys, aud sometimes men, will hide and
figbten colts as they pass BY to see them
jump and run. lwould discharge either
for second efsuce Of this kind as soon
as an5thiDg else they could do,
You should have their perfect conf.
denee as soon as you can get it, and
they shonid be taught to look upon man
a. their best friend. When this is the
case, there will never be any difficulty
n the management Of colts or horses, and |
the owner will always have .rusty and
faithful servant.
Flights of iLis kind the, will never !
get over, and half the time this is vba,
brings on ne dangerous habit of shyinp |
10 makes them suspicious, and they ara |
always losking out for something to take !
fright at. A common rope halter with |
slipping moose around the nose, should
never bo used on colt, for az soon as
they pull on il a little i, .ightens around
the nose, and hurts them which na.urll.
~ makes them want 10 ge. away from i,
sndshs more it hurts the harder thew
will try 70 free themselves. In addition
70 contracting a. bad habit, they often in
jure themselves. IF ssch halter is u.ed
at ell, there should be not tied 10 il
20 that it win be impss.iblc for it to draw
sight around The nose leather one il
much the best. After The col. is veaned
and becomes easily controlled by the hal
er, it may be tied to the maDger in the
stable, snd given some oats to make i,
eontented' It should be tied a. ira. in
iho stable whereit has been kept and the
person having it in charge should rsnaIn
where be can watch i IN observed, to pre-
vent any accident. lfit makes no re:i,.-
ance, il should be turned loose in two
hours for fear Of wearying il ana making
it restless. This should besrepea.ed every
day, increasing the length of the lesson
until the colt is perfectly broken to stand
Tied in the stable or on. Of doors. By all
means avoid keeping colts and young
horses, constantly tied up in The stable
day after fer when treated il this wav
they contract habits which they never
get over, the worst Of which is the rack
bites, or wind-suckiDg' They brig on
this habit By biting at the manser. for
want Of something better to do. II they
rannot be allowed TO iun out, the, should !
be turned loose in large stall. From
the, 6rst to the second year they do not |
need especial attention, further than you
ace they have plenty to eat, and drink. |
and 10 guard against accidents. They /
should always be in charge of q careful |
persen, who has coed control of his TEN |
per and who hasa natural foDdDes for !
hOrsess The time for breaking should |
depend upon what usa the COLTS intend !
ed for If for the farm, or road purposes
approve Of letting them run until they
get their growth, and are well developed |
SAY not before they are three pears old
and -they will last the longer and be less
liable 10 be injared If they run until
they are four 1t would be lust as we'll /
80 break them at three If they were used
moderately, and at light work, until they |
are four or Eve but people are too apt
to forget their age after using them a !
while, and put on too mnch load, drive
them too far, or too fast and oycr-lax
their strength. If colt shows a little
speed, there IS more danger still, without
he is in the hands of man possessed of
Of more judgment than the generality
Of mankind have. Every one feels proud /
Of speedy colt, and We are too apt to
be trying him alittlIe every time We drive
him, and II we have good opportunity |
to dust neighbor, 1t is hard to resist
The temptation 70 let him go, and the first
thing we know, he has had too much of
i, and viii have splints, curbs ringbone,,
o. something else the matter with him.
The very best Of our, horses are never
heard OF because they are used up be-
fore fheu are old ennnnh 10 ha rrond co.