The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1882-04-20
Some Horse SuggestiOns.

Don't Whip Frightened Horse. 1t
seems to be a characteristic failing OF
most coachmen to lay the lash on horse
that exhibits fear at an object in the
street or beside the road. Mr.. Bergh,
president of our society for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals, says, In the
organ of that society what every reason
ing being ought to know, and that is
to never to whip your horse for becom-
ing frightened at any object by the road
side; for if he sees stump, a log, or
heap of tanbark in the road, and while
he is cycling it carefully, and about to
pass it, you strike him with the whip, it
is the log, or stump, or the tanbsrk that
is hurting him in his way of reasoning,
and the next time he will be more fright
ened. Give him time to smell all these
objects, and use the bride to assist you
in bringing him carefully to those objects
of fear.-Scientific American.
Nothing that the farmer can do at this
season of the year will pay better than
little extra care, and small amount of
oatmeal and shorts, with little skinned
milk added, if convenient, given to the
foal morning, noon and night at the time
of weaving. Stir handful of oatmeal
onu bhO oullC IudhtitN VI nOlto VI lllu-
dlings into pint of boiling water, with
few minutes; then add quart of
skinned milk, and when blood-warm
offer it to the foal in clean dish; it will
soon learn to eat it, and if supplied with
ali the sweet, early-cut hay and pure
water it needs, it will continue to grow
as we'll after weaving as before. The
Of Nd cl, MI oh D,1l h,
increased until pint of each is given at
meal. If it is not convenient to feed
skinned milk, give the cruel without it.
Begin gently with your colt, yet stub
born enough to let it know that it be-
longs to you and not you to it. Grad
ually capture it; be sure to hold it; then
it will think you are the strongest which
you are if you succeed. Still, be gentle
with him, if be has the capacity for tax
ing in such treatment. Consider that a
colt has some sense, yet not enough to
learn everything in minute. Even a
man, when he is little, hath but little
sense" This is not scripture, unless it
is in the ''revised version" Persuade
him to take on the harness; learn him to
wear it peaceably; hitch him to some
thing he can pull; gradually increase his
load, and soon he will be at work and
will perhaps wonder how it happened.
From the day you slip halter over
young horses ears he should be encour-
aged to look to you like a child for all
his little wants and simple pleasures.
He should come cantering up from the
further corner of the paddock when he
hears your voice; should ask to have his
nose rubbed, his head stroked, his neck
patted, with those honest pleading looks
which make the confidence of a dumb
creature so touching.
Animals of spirit and determination
are stronger than those of much greater
weight, devoid of these qualities. The
thoroughbred horse of 1000 pounds can
draw more than dung-hill plug of 1900
pounds, and can go twice the distance
on the road, day in and day out, with
relative burden or draught. Blood in all
of our domestic animals is superlative, as
compared with the lowbre1 stock.
Stables should be warm enough, so
that horses nay be comfortable without
blankets; then the blankets will do good
service as coverings when the animal is
left standing in the street. The practice
of covering a horse with blanket in the
stable, to be removed as soon as he is
taken out, is like man wearing his over
coat in doors and taking it off when he
goes out into the open air.
The premature growth of colts by high
feeding and severe training. has ten
depcy to degenerate the breed, by en-
failing the over-worked debility on their
issue, which may become hereditary and
be transmitted to future generations.