Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-09-06

horses. Cattle and hogs are sold by
weight. and while the range In the
value Of these IL pretty wide, still they
show upon the surface, when seen by
an experienced onlooker, about what
they win bring. There is no wide
range, as with the young horse, de-
pending upon his tractability and the
rate Of speed 10 which he may attain.
He Is not to 60 upon the block, like
the steer, and disappear, being con-
sumed in day.
An important lesson for the young
horse TO learn is entire submission 70
the restraint of the harness, for this
very restraint il likely to be one source
Of fright when the colt imagines he
secs impending bodily danger. Hence
we see young horses kick themselves
loose from anything TO which they
may be hitched; nor or they relieved
of the fright until they shed the har.
ness. Danger from this source can be
averted more conveniently and effect
lively on the farm than anywhere else,
and the young horse that is made &C.
customed while yet in the hands of
his first owner TO the usual sources of
disturbance will go into market mater
tally enhanced In value. Those city
dealers who are enabled 10 get top
prices are those who recommend only
such horses to their customers as are
evidently trustworthy, not only under
ordinary circumstances, but also under
exciting conditions that arise in pop
ulous and noisy city. If dealer can
be assured that q young horse will
stand severe tests without being dis
turbed-in other words that his edu-
cation has been so attended to that he
is "level headed"-an important source
Of doubt is at once removed, and the
animal is on the market under favor
able circumstances at the outset.
Farmers do not generally realize
that one of the most valuable lessons
given to the colt while yet on the farm
is that obtained through working be-
fore the plow and harrow, at which
work the whifiletrees rattle about and
upon his heels. The horses most nat
ural means of defense against danger
is his heels, and, if he has not been
taught the important lesson referred
to, he will free himself from the car
riage if II comes too close upon him,
as he would free himself from dog
that took him by the heels. There is
hardly any source Of danger to which
the young horse, no matter how spir-
tied he may be, is liable to have come
upon him after removal to city that
he may not be fortified against before
he leaves the farm. If these necessary
lessons are given, he may at once 60
into service. Otherwise he must have
weeks of drilling, and must have les
sons thrust upon him which he should
have learned little by little from early
colthood up to the working age.
We put men in places Of trust only
after trustworthiness and competency
are proved but we habitually place the
lives of persons at the heels of the
untried and uneducated horse, liable
as he is to become affrighted by new
happenings, not having learned that
he had any obligations to fulfil except
the obligation to himself to flee from
danger, and clear himself from any
trappings or other things liable to i'm
pede his progress. What we see &C.
complished upon exhibition horses
through extraordinary care in teach
ing should be accepted rs pointer,
showing what ordinary efforts with a
fairly tractable horse may accomplish.
Merely that horse is 80 far learned
in his work rs to follow the main road
creditably proves little as to what we
desire him to do, or perhaps 1t is bet
ter to say what we hope he will not
do, in case of sudden breakage or any
other thing likely to disturb. What
ever of education we give the young
horse counts in the market at its worth
as pointedly as the education given the
young man aids him in commanding
good salary, where previous thorough
preparation is q necessary factor
Country Gentleman.