The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-26


a ar followed by kind treatment. No
children. will fall to be especially
Kind to a ciiild after he has had to
holds good with a good horse. But
in the horse family, Just as we find
in the. human family, there are some
individuals which Will not respond to
kind treatment In the horse family
We have some horses which simply
lack sense. But these are exceptions,
and and arr are usually the horses which are
keeps him long.
If YOU want a horse to depend upon
you, then do not forget the horse: he
will know it II you do. II you, want
halter which he can break. Take a
horse which is feeling. good and let
him pull back and break his strap and
majority of cases it frightens the AMI
NAL He has confidence in the strap,
and when it has broken he knows not
what to do. except to run Look how
when they have gotten away after
some person gets to the horse and
takes him by the bride. In fact. in
the greatest number OF such cases the
animal seems really relieved as soon
as most any one puts hand on the
animal. In many cases horse when
frightened. after he has gotten away
with the vehicle Will run to person
when he sees one, instead of running
from the person
Then it certainly does add to the
value and usefulness OF our horses to
SO train the animals as to let the ami
the man who has him In charge for
protection. In selling horses nothing
is more important than that horse
Will always have the very best OF man
ners, unless some rough man ruins the
horse by bad treatment.
Good manners is merely gentleness
in horses. 1t surely pays to have a
gentle horse. In shipping they do not
ss hey do not o ose ssh ether
they are not afraid to eat when the at
tendant brings the food around.
Make your horse companion by
horse. and then the horse viii always
he glad to see you and have you
around
In my opinion, the curse of the sale
would 60 to pu Bhp AUCTIONS any and
buy horses that will not GO. just be-
cause they do not want to buy horses
that are simply frightened to death
may be true that the whip will make
the lame horse go sound, and the slug
gish horse look gay, but 1t also makes
the gentle horse appear too foolish for
a sensible man to buy him. and pay
anything like the price he would have
paid. had the horse been shown In al
natural way. No horse can be prop
erly examined unless he is perfectly
quiet; His action at different gaits
out, but this is even then unnatural,
to certain extent. IL the whip is the
exciting cause. But to judge the horse
muSf be ahSOluta1v Tbo oup.
er, the buyer. the veterinarian and ALL
concerned, will be benefited in hand
ling good horses If the horses are only
panion, rather than to be always afraid
of him. Then. remember that every
good horse Will respond to kind treat
ment as soon as the horse receives
enough of the kind treatment to be
able to look for 1t whenever he sees
man approach him.
emery from nlackxburg.
pure-bred Percheroh mare on regis
tered Suffolk Punch stallion, IL the
mare is Il registered .Percheron?
whers berd ara ssvaTa Virginia
tered Percheron stations, think it
would be foolish. to say the least Of 1t.
to breed registered Percheron mare
to any horse other tl,an registered,
Of the State Gin the Southwest, where
the hills are very sleepy the Perchcron
has proven to he the best type OF
draft horse that this country has ever
known; then as you have a good horse.
why run the risk OF spelling the good
Perchcron horse by crossing regis
tered Percheron mare on any other
breed? II YOU wish to try this ex-
pertinent. then use the Suffolk Punch
stallion on the grade mares. but It will
be unwise and expensive, too, to breed
your purebred Percheron mare to any
horse EXCEPT a good registered Per-
cheron stallion, The result would. only
be grade. and, do not believe.
would compare with the Percheron for
work or to sell.
Query from Prince Edwnrd.