Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-02-27

or palatablo food We attract the horse, and
by allowing him to feel by touching his nose
to any object Of dread we allow him to gain
knowledge in natural way. The training
of a colt should begin when he is so young
that he can be controlled, and in his FIRST ex.,
periences should never be allowed to get away
when it is your desire to hold him, and at
first should not be hitched with halter that
II is possible to break he soon learns bad
tricks by his success.
Colts should be broken without blinds.
Whoa is a sacred word it is my life
prcserver. 1t should only be used when we
wish the horse to stop and he must be
trained to stop at the word, no matter what
the surrounding conditions may be- Other
words should be always used for certain
purpose and when the horse hears the word
that corresponds with the motion he will
back, go forward, turn, or stand aside in the
stall. Do not deceive your horse by giving
command that you do not wish obeyed.
He then pictured the difference between Il
horse in mans care and wild one. Our
horses IT, we wish them to trot ut the fair
must be fed, trained, legs bandaged, exer-
cised, and blanketed. Then he trots mile
aud must rest twenty minutes, have his nos
trils sponged, his legs rubbed, his body load
ed with blankets and SO in the course of two
or three hours he trots three or five miles
aud is used up horse.
The wild Mustang, weighing 800 or 900
pounds, is caught by the lasso, choked down,
saddled GNith a Mexican saddle of twenty
pounds Wight, aud biudloldcd as Next
eau weighing about $50 pounds jumps upon
his back; then let him 90, aud he lopcs 60
to, so miles in day without food, is htched
to stake with thirty foot rope, and eats
grass through the night toprepare him for
another similar days work.
In answer to enquiries, Prof. Williams
said The Mustang has plenty OF food, ex.
elClSCs uHu hlIi anu icSus wv HoOulhS INV
is natural for the horse he masticates his
food better, aud it strengthens his.ueck, back
aud legs, and tends to enlarge his langs.
Clipping is proper for a driving horse that
is blanketcd when at rest. Farmers horses
should not be clipped. Snow balls should
not be left in the shoes oil driving horses
when they stand in sheds or are returned to
the stable it causes founder.
Mr.. Douglas narrated his success in train
ing horse that he sold for S2500.
Dr. Kingsbury, of the New Hampshire
Board of Agriculture, said he had used hor-
ses daily for twenty years. Had changed
occasionally, and usually bought balky hor-
SEES, as they were best for him, and best for
any one who used them right.
Eight years ago he came to Vermont and
bought beautiful mare that was balky, and
had been severely whipped, took her home
and kept ler in the barn two days, petting,
rubbing, and feeding her. The third day he
took her out to drive her. She stopped a
minute, then went off. He used her year
and she was always kind and reliable. He
sold her for 500 gain to man who was
not fool but knew how to use horse, and
her present owner values her highly. The
one he has now was balky, but his daugh.
| ter fifteen years old can drive him any.
where, and if he was here tonight and the
sleighing was good, he could take me home
twelve miles in one hour Kindness is what
subdues the brute creation, and makes all
domestic animals serve man and still thrive
under his control.
After unanimous vote OF thanks to the
Board, the Meeting adjourned