Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-22
HORSE TALK


HORSE TALk
rRAINING NoUNu HORSES.
with young horses. says John Russell.
don't think there IL hsttcr plan f0i
hrraklne tAtm-althongh think that i
rather \ bad word,-,han % pat them Al
WORK uPoa the plow. ! don't believe iha'
iherv i any way 10 which the horses ten
pr can he better developed than by put
ting him on the plOw when be Il Aoo1l
thrrc years ola AMI teaching him bow tC
be patient 90 The obstacles tha, have 10 b.
met In that work. That l. the way that
train my colts. and they know bow 10 s,sE
into he farrow or out of IL when they ar,
told. and they recognize Hsw and
" Gee with this practice they get
splendid training. and u Affects the whole
aftsr life OF the horse.
They expect that obstacles will be mel
when ihty Arc iu The carriage, and iheJ
realize that they sre % be gulet for In
stance. when The ploS strikes stump-, oS
root. Or stones. snd brings everything az
suddenly. The young horses,-expcciing
something of that sori,-vill stand Until
the trouble i fightsd and everyihirg start.
smoothly sgAlu. They will remember this.
I woui uOt allow my family to use car
rage horses that were not familiar with
TIE pl0w and that would not mind llAw
ard Gee 10 The carriage, n neccsssfy' -
Colts tsO OF three years old srjoy light
/ blowing. Ani when used q that, The
/ moving. machine IL q capital lesson its
loud clAiisr will make their nerves ready
for any subsequent -aitle In this world.
NERVOUS uoEsEs
Finely tr,d. intelligent horses, saii Pro-
fessor Gleason. in q recent lecture Al New
Yofk. are very Omen nervous. They are
qalck % notice. quick 10 take alarm, quick
10 SO What seems 10 them. In moments oi
sudden terror. necessary 10 escape from
possible harm from something they DO not
understand That l. What MAKES them
sAy. bolt. Ani ruu away We cAnno, tel
whai awful suggestions strange things OF
fsf 20 their minds. For aught Ne can tell.
a shset % white papsr In The ROAD may
seem 20 the nervous horse q yawniug
chasm. The 0pen front % = baby cArrisge.
he avs Of dragon ready 10 devoar him ;
ant q man on bicycle. some terrible sort
OF a nylug devil without wlngs. Bat We
nnd that the moment he becomes familiar
with those things OF any Others that az
fright him. ant Knows What they are. he
grows Indifferent % them.
Thertfore -hen your horse saies Al any.
thlu.. make him acquainted with 10 Jet him
smell II. touch u with bis sensitive upper
liz. snd look closely AZ H. ksmemocr,
loo. that you mus, fAmllisrife both sides
of hlm with The dreaded object ifhe only
rxAminss Il with The near nOsifll and eye.
be siil De- very likely 20 scare a, u when
n appeArs on his OF site. So thea rattle
Vour papcr, beat your bass drum, raiier
youf umbrcilA. run your baby carriage and
your bicycle, hrc your pistol. and elaiier
vouf tluware on both sides % him and All
around him until be comes 20 regard ihe
noise simply as = nulsance and The mAtefi-
A. % iects ~ ouly trivial things liable 10
gst hur, n they Arc In his Way. lie may
not learn al that In one lesson, bat con.
uuuc The lessons and you will cure All bis
ncfvousnsss-
cAKK 90 HAKNEssEs-
Harnesses need washing. qalie a. much
A. they SO Oillng. for ihe dust that Is con-
tlnually settling upon them Ahsoros the
OH that Il In them. and thus drles TIE
leather 80 Il will crack. letting The water
In every time II l. oct In rain. Harness
shouli be frequently taken apart and thor.
oughiy washed. and when nearly dry thor
oaghiy rubbed with . cloth that has been
dippsd In ueAis.foot oil that h. been
mixed with a very small quantity Of lamp
black. 80 more oil should be pat on than
will readily dry 10. 80 that when rubbed
with = dry cloth the harness will be per-
fsctly clean 20 handle. Carriage harnesses
Az not neglected 80 much A. work hArn-
esses Dot even these very rarely receive
The attention that they ought -, Tor =
harness that is properly cared Tor vii
lAst more than twice ~ long A. q harness
ihA, i neglected.
Their, are some Kinds % harness soaps
that arc excellent 70 wash harness with,
whlch. m properly used. will not only keep
a harness looking vel. but will keep The
leather In very good condition without
oiluK more than once or twice year.
Coed Harnesses should never De kept
where AZ % the dust OF the barn will settle
or then, bat they should be hep, In ughi
cosets where they will be free from dust.
SO says the Mss. H0sgAwaa.
UsE 90 hIINpEEs.
The custom % pgiilng blinds on horses
iutlscrim luAiely, Is q great error. Car
riage horses look well In snowy hest.gear,
apt handsome blinds are great Improve
neut 20 he style and general appearance
OF reAl. well sei-up carriage horses. But
FOR buggy. car. cart. stage. wagon, truck,
aui general travel. they are wholly uunec.
essary. and a. regards safety, they are
detrlmeui rather than an advantage. what
90 sarface-cAr horses want with olindsf
Horse. Ike ourselves, want 10 see where
they arc going and the horse that shies,
proves that be wants 20 keep out OF dAn-
ger. by The very fact OF bis shying. We
must consider that horse leading an ar
tlnclai NE, like ourselves, walking IN Tie
dark 10 q strange place. doesn't see what
IL around him n be has blinds on, and u
therefore naturally timii and careful III
A horse l. too careful, and takes too Wide
a circuit In shylng. 10 Is with The best IN
tertlOu nom bis Instincts. bat because
he does n q little too much, and more than
/ his driver sees necessary, be should not be
abused, bat spoken too softly and kindly,
and thus encouraged. for he means no
wrong.
The stupid lunkhe.d will 20 so close 70
. hole hat one wheel will fall into 10,
while The horse OF intelligence, will keep
vel away from 10, bat not having studied
geometry, be does not know The exse'
/ length OF TIE sxles. and the distance nee
essAry 20 keep from The danger. Man him.
sslf doesn't keep away from danger al All
times. though be has The advantage OF sense
and reason supplied him.
uSruREsHED OATS ToR HORSES.
Uuthr,shed oats. says the Agriodliurist,
are better feed for horses than the grain
alone. or the grain and straw both fed. but
separately. The slbuminoid ratio OF the
rrssu OF oats Il 6i; OF the straw OF oats,
4 90. The food for horses AZ ordinary
work should have an alouminold ratio oi
10. Hence, the grain OF oats should os
mixed with food having lower albumin
old ratio.
We might get raiion-hsving the pro
per ra,lO-by using corn with the oats.
Hut n Is well known that for grain 10 b
well digested 10 must be eaten with some
.ome sor, OF stovsr 20 form the necessary
bQlk In the stomach.
For stover We might use Timothy, whieh
has An alouminold ratio OF Isl, snd would
give the necessary bulk. Bat II IL much
letter 20 have The grain and siover eatsr
,ogether. We may cut the hay, mix II and