Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1875-11-24
Hor.s.Brseaing and Managsnsnt.

AT a late meeting OF the W est
Riding Chamber Of Agriculture,
York shirr. England, MI. BRADI
rHfouoIsoN, OF Stanton Grange,
Gsrforth, read a paper ON this sub
ject, from which We condense the
following extract:
"Presnming yon are anticipating
the arrival OF your first foal from
the flsorite mare, the mar Is bet
ter Cor exereise-siow Hork on the
farm, IL such is her occupation,
even mp TO the time Of fOaling.
lust for that time, IL early ~ the
season. she should have bran and
linseed mixed. When the foal ar
rives. should it lie costIve, either
give IL y little castor oil or give Il
an enema. Many ioals are lost in
lhe first few days from Want OF at
tention Mt this particular time. 1t
IL also attended with danger, dist
tending the mare when foaling, l.
the presentation il natural. Thirty
five wears ago I thonght i would
be clever, aud assist = fayorite
mare of my fathers. Although I
only gently pnllsd the feet of the
foai, my interference hurried the
MARE, and she died a-quarter OF an
hour after tho arrival of the little
strnnuer--shc flooded away. When
/ came homo from school we had
some forty horses on the place. i
Thought i would commence doctor
ing them. and began to experiment
ON my fathers horses when i'll. i
think I killed three. One Was at
tackled with Inflammation. l bled
him till I got the proper pulse,
rather fast from the reaction; so.
through Ignorance. blsd again. and
and the horse died. Young hcrses
REQUIRE. like all other young ami
mails. yoaxi keep, and grazing upon
pasture land that has been we'll
boned. When / was at Newmarket
judging greyhounds in lS45. the
late Lord George Bentinck himself
spread hone dust on the grass
where hia young yeariing race
horses grazed. Foals are better
taught to lead as soon as taken
from the mare, and their legs and
feet handled. II they happen to
meet with any accident unless
they have been battered and led.
they are very bad to manage.
Young horses, like children, re-
-ouire kindness and firmness. The
more quietly you move about them
the better. Numbers Of horses are
.poilt by ill-treasment. Horses do
know the person who behaves Ill
40 them. and most OF them when
young will, after i'll Treatment, give
parting salute when they hare
the opportunity. I also look
str.,ght ut the eye Of . horse when
I 90 up to him. II he drop his ear
back, / give . quick glance; i
sneak 20 him, which draws OF his
at,entioa tef kicking. IL a man
walks boldly up TO . horse. he Will
seldom lash out. Rarey's success
was due Co bis nerve. and knowing
the proper tackle 70 put 90 q horse.
AT two years old n young horse
had better be mouthed and care
: fully handled q few weeks before
turning out to pasture. At three
a he should be broken-a most
critical time. ! Much depends on
the proper treatment getting the
horse with n good mouth and man
ner. Should the horse unfortu-
.n.tely throw tie breaker and learn
wicked ways, he will try to do
ditto again IL he has the least OPP
r.rtunity. A man that rides .
Young horse should always be on
his guard. When the horse is first
saldied rnu him up and down the
ward all he gets used to the saddle.
BY adopting this method, and
keeping Your heels from touching
him when first mounted till he
settles down, many n fall and acci-
dent may thus be avoided. Very
few men can sit a horse when he
arches hrs back, as he feels as IL
he were sitting ON a grindstone;
and il he begins 10 go up and
down hke mili-sails, he will most
probably ind himself in the same
position as the young nobleman
Yesterday, who was shouing .
v,yang horse In front Of \ baronet's
house TO . bevy- Of admiring and
fascinating young ladies. The
horse uas q magnificent animal. i
have this yesr myself at two shows
helped 10 awsrd him two hrst-class
prises. He being much above
himself did not approve OF the
nohAemsn's handling. and prestra-
tsA him On his back. nnhHFt, In
the preseAcs az the admiring fair
esss .ys.af. d. AT : al