St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-08-06
HINTS FOR BREEDER
There is No Comfort In Driving an
Uncomfortable Horse.
Colts Should Be Treated with Such
Kindness That They viii Como at
Owners Call In Yard or
Pasture.

A horse that will walk steadily fiv'
miles an hour will cover the SAM
ground in a day with much less fatigue
than one that trots half the time. W.
do not sufficiently appreciate the value
and capacity of good. fast walkers
says Horse Breeder.
There lie no comfort In driving al
uncomfortable horse. Make the har
ness fit neatly, and In hot weather pro
vide sun blankets to protect from sur
and flies.
The more comfortable you make
your horses the more work will they
be able to stand. A horse that has
to lie on the hard floor all night will
be as tired in the morning as when
he was put In the stable in the eve
ming.
Not long ago a stick something
larger than a lead pencil, and siz
inches long, became imbedded in the
nostril of Missouri mare, where It
remained until decay Of the wood oc.
CURED and caused a constant dis
charge. 1t was extracted with forceps
and the suffering creature at last got
well. A friend of mine points out that
"by pretending to little mystery and
owlish wisdom, and an interview with
some jealous press reporter" an Off.
cial veterinarian could have started
quite an ado over this long-standing
case Of 'glanders.'
Farmers, your colts should be treat
ed SO kindly that they will come to
meet you in yard or pasture. This
is easily accomplished, by frequently
giving a lump Of sugar, an ear Of
corn, or something else they like.
Give each a name and always call it
by it. Halter-break when quite small,
teach them to lead and stop at the
word whoa" leave them tied for an
hour or two at time, letting them
have something to eat while tied, and
there will be little danger Of their
pulling at the halter. At one year Of
age they can be accustomed to the
bit, and may have a light harness on
them for few hours at time. The
modern practise Of driving to We
hicle when only yearlings Is bad, for
unless extra care is used injury will
result. Colts should be accustomed to
the sight of umbrellas and strange
noises. Keep them growing when
both in and out Of pasture. How much
water can thirsty horse drink on
hot day without feeling any Ill effects?
Here is a question that several people
connected with a mill at Kensington,
Pa. are asking themselves. A man left
his horse and buggy in front of the Of
fee for hah an hour one day, first tip
ping the boy Of the place q nickel to
give the horse a bucket Of water. Soon
after the manager went out and. see
ing the horse with It's little bonnet
getting dry, he wet the headgear and
gave the animal second bucket of
water. A clerk going out for luncheon
was moved with compassion to water
the horse, and he was followed by q
salesman who offered the ap-
parently thirsty animal fourth buck
ct. The horse drank them all, as well
rs fifth bucket held up to him by a
benevolent boy. Finally, an hour or
30 later, the proprietor came out and
exclaimed: "That horse must have
some water" He was told that it al
ready had had five buckets, but said:
mo matter, give 1t chance at
sixth. It won't drink unless it wants
It." The horse drank a sixth bucket
ST water and still lives. AS a rule
horses are not watered often enough,
when drawing heavy loads
! long distance.