The Hazel Green herald., 1892-02-26
HINTS TO HORSEMEl
How to Develop Good and Eradicate R.,,
Traits In Horses.

How to Develop Good ami Eradicate H.,
Traits in Horses.
IT is very desirable and important .,
be able to catch "a horse in the pas,uro
field, which can most always be dom
when he is treated with uniform lkind,
ness. 1t Is often necessary to get nm
horse quickly, and il he is hard TO catch
the delay thus occasioned may result
quite seriously to his masters Interest
| never go into field to catch borse
without a nubbin of corn, bit of apple
handful of oats or something else hs
likes, and, as n consequence, never
have the slightest trouble in catch,no
him.
In turning horse out to pasture
never frighten him and make him rnn
away from you, by striking him with
the halter or bride and yelling a, him
This is a mean, heartlcss habit, ond is
apt to make horse hard to catch.
know a farmer whose horses cannot be
caught in the field, and the only wav
they can be stabbed is to get the dogs
after them and drive them in Should
the dogs be away from home some dav
Tor night when he wants to get ip a
horse to go for doctor or to see a sicl,
neighbor, he would doubtless realize
what it is ito be in u pickle
Of the many bad traits the horse nav
possess, that of being breachy may be
classed as one of the worst | think
that the author of the expression: ian
ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure" must have had some expert
ence with breachy horses; at any rate.
the adage holds good in this connection.
Ordinarily it is no very difficult matter
to keep horses from becoming breachy.
when managed with observation-disclosures.
ton, AYE, there's the rub, for many
farmers possess but very little of this es-
sential characteristic. They buy horse
or colt and take it home and turn it
right out in poorly-fenced field, be.
fore 1t becomes accustomed to the
place, and being discontented and anx.
ious to get back to its old home, it
pushes down or jumps over the weak,
low fences and bounds away like deer
in the direction of its home Then the
farmer goes after it again and brings
it back and turns it ont in the same
feld, after having slightly repaired the
fence. But it has now become breachy
and has but little respect for fences.
1t gets out again and again, and
theuceforward goes whithersoevcr it
pleaSes, regardless of fences and
yokes
When you buy a horse and take him
home don't turn him out for few DAYS
unless you can provide him with very
well-fenced lot or field And in wean-
ing colt exercise some judgment
Don't take it away from its dam and
put it into poorly fenced field. 1t will
be sure to jumpif you do. Never force
nor even permit horse to jump back
'ut of field he has jumped into, but
open gate or lay down panel of
ence for his egress.
Before turning horse Tor any other
Iind of stock into an unoccupied field,
70 around the field and inspect the
ences. Horses often form the habit
# pushing down the fences and Jump
ng, in reaching over after grass and
weeds within their reach. If such
weeds and grass were cut with
cythe, and the fence corners kept
lean, the temptation for them TO get
nto mischief would often be removed.
Exercise little horse sense" in this
natter, and your horses will not be-
ONE breachy. Frank Leslie, in Ohio
'armer.