The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-27
Ia EpucArIoN O. TAE COLI
TIE IrEe Theory OF Training. Which L.
HoEever. seldom Prsrtieed.


HoreveE, seldom Przcrieed.
Following are s5-s practical sugges-
-:g-s OF Tie initial STEPS i training Young
horses. 81 Rural Canadian, that enbody
re tue -E=o-y, es Al hcrseCel vii ad-
nit / (, however, an unfortunate fart
-Es- cC- c-s nan il tel carries cut this
practice - vel DIES i vo-z that, II
a. Incredibly sho-: tine, the colt Be-
c--ss 50 c=z-.e and te4cLac-e, the lnpz-
-.=-. rrzE-e- considers hin su--c-en-ly
5--ze-. and tas-enz 20 harness and work
ne za-AL when, II paint Of fact, re has
only arrived a. he q, D, Of his educa-
-.1-. TIE result Of such undue haste Is
o5Tic-s: the c5l- Is never really broken
That il PAYS il The long rln 70 follow the
advice ce-e given the writer firmly De-
Iev=s:
BIN The education O: . colt by bride
handling. first o. C-s side and tEe1 On
~ other. Put MIN about in different
directions, forward. backward, 70 the left
and right. and Ee- hin 70 yield % the oiI
IN each {: these directions. This should
q C5ue bc-h in the stable and yard, and
II using -Ls 7eics for this purpose the
trainer should exercise { steady, firm
pressure OF the 81! until the colt Yields,
vcsa The pressure should De removed a.
.-.=. II order for hin 20 understand that
IL Las Cbsyed-
When the col-'s head can be handled in
every conceivable direction, and the
muscles OF his neck are supple and con-
rolled. -Len handle the forward feet,
then the body, and finish with the hind
:=e- and tail When handling the colts
:==. teach him not only 70 allow you 20
u.ek them up and rub and rap on them
With { hammer, but 70 hold them up until
yo- Eet ready 70 LEI them 20. Take the
taii IL your hand carefully, and raise it
vel Up over his back. repeating this until
Le makes 10 objection. Take pole about
the size Of q slSd stake, pole him all over
lis body, and ply in between his legs until
he shows no fear Of il. Teach him 10
stand and allow harness 70 be tossed on
70 and ell about him. Handle umbrellas,
robes, paper, etc, about his head and
BODY until he IS utterly Indifferent 70 them
all. Lead and back him into and over an
old pair OF shafts repeatedly, and when he
Is standing in them raise them Up and rub
his legs with them, and finally bring the
crossbar against his launches. gently at
first and then more forcibly, until he cares
nothing for il. AL those things should
be done 70 the colt before ne is harnessed
al all.
4 colt should be put through q series Of
refining lessons before he is hitched TO a
vehicle. While refining him the whip
ought 70 be used, not on Y 70 get motion
TO handle on, but With view 70 educst-
ing him 70 increase his speed when it Is
applied and getting him under control OF
IL, for NO horse is safe to drive unless he
will 'go 10 the front" when tapped with
the whip.
In striking horse with whip, always
do so forward Of the Joins. During his
refining lessons the colt should be taught
10 stand still at the simple word whoa. u
he should also be taught to back.
When first hitehed up the colt should
be taken in a large yard and started
about carefully, and when he can be
driven and backed all about such place
it is time enough for trainer 10 trust
himself in the road, where there is more
danger Of a mishap, and where control
could not be so readily obtained if one
should occur. In order to "vaywise" 6
colt quickly and make him nice reiner
he should be refined about from one side
to the other, driven through shallow
bitches, up alongside the fences, and out
again into the road, turned around fire.
quently, to the right as often as TO the
left, and taught 10 pass teams either &c
the right or left when meeting or over.
ragiDn them