The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
q FEW POINTS ABOUT THE EDU-
 CATION OF COLTS.
0s&ts Should Not he "Isroken' but Trained ~-HOw to Work Butter--Horses That Crowd-Househola
 and Other Notes, Etc.
Tho Education of Colts.

Tho Education of Colts
 When child has his own way, un- restrained, until he is ton or twelve it is generally found that he does not take kindly to suggestions, pointed advice or discipline. It is found that little gentle training in tho early years of his life is far more potent in good re- suits than larger quantity of muscu- lar admonition later on. The same rule holds true when dealing with the lower animals. It used to be tho prac- tice, and Is now in many quarters, to let colts run wild until they reached the age of three or four and then begin a course of breaking" The result of such course does not appear specially serious if the colt is naturally without spirit. He very soon becomes accus- toned to the new condition of things and settles down into a plodding round of work. He is very likely awkward, and obedient only because of com pulsion. But that Is to be expected. A colt with spirit. however, If "brok- on" in this way, is likely to prove very untrustworthy. To this method of handling can be traced the vicious hab- 1t of ''shying," which renders so many horses unsafe as drivers-some even that have exceedingly gentle disposi- tions being addicted to this habit Fear lessness upon the road and in time of danger or accident, comes only to many horses by long-continued care in hand ling, when tho mind and disposition are receptive of instruction and from familiarity with all sights and sounds from those early days when fear Is practically unknown, up to the time of service on the road.
 A colts training ought to begin when he Is born. for from that time he should be accustomed to the firm but gentle rule of man. It is 8 great thing to have the idea grained into q colt that man is his master in all things; not because of fear, which is an expensive article to have about stable, not be- cause he has been led to have no other idea from tho beginning, and also be- cause he respects and has confidence in his handler. A horse will guage tho one who cares for hlm with as much accuracy as tho boys in the old red school houses possessed who always tooK tho masters measure on the open- ing day of school. Kindness, firm ness. intelligent and continuous train ing are the factors that make the satis- factory roadster or draft horse. Let the young colt become accustomed to wearing light halter without hitch rope, or rein. at first. Very soon he can he tied up for short time, and If he is allowed to go upon the road with his dam; let him Do fast ened at her side, and so get valuable lessons in travelling in the road and not upon both sides of it and in the ditch. Tho colt that wanders freely from one side of the fence to the other for the first six months of it's life ought not to be expected to have very definite ideas of road limits when he is placed between the shafts. He should be handled from the first ia every way that will be necessary in after years. A few moments time spent occasionally in buckling straps about him, in lifting his feet and gently tapping them. in leading him by the halter and in teach ing him to back to turn to either side and to stand still. will not tax one over ,o,teb and will la nf