. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THZ. «ltllSII AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, May 22, 1915. THE FARM BREAKING AND TRAINING COLTS. The erroneous idea that cruelty in horsebreaking and training is neces- sary is practically a thing of the past. Well directed patience has been found to give better results than inconsid- erate applications of the "; However, all horses are not to be treated alike: a high-strung, sensitive horse must be handled gently, the dul- lard treated sharply. "The first thing in training a horse is to get his at- tention; second, mak» him understand wha
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 12 THZ. «ltllSII AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, May 22, 1915. THE FARM BREAKING AND TRAINING COLTS. The erroneous idea that cruelty in horsebreaking and training is neces- sary is practically a thing of the past. Well directed patience has been found to give better results than inconsid- erate applications of the "; However, all horses are not to be treated alike: a high-strung, sensitive horse must be handled gently, the dul- lard treated sharply. "The first thing in training a horse is to get his at- tention; second, mak» him understand what is ; says the new Farm- ers' Bulletin No. 667, "Breaking and Training Colts," by the U. S. Depart- ment of Agriculture. The education of the horse, continues the bulletin, is based on reward and punishment and each should immediately follow the act. The advantage of breaking a horse when he is young before he has developed a strong independent in- stinct is easily seen. The plan gen- erally followed is to break the colt to being led and handled before it is weaned, and to break to harness be- tween the ages of 2 and 3 years. Colts should not do heavy work until they are 4 years old and should be accus- tomed to it gradually. The following description of a rope harness to be used in teaching the colt to stand is also used in the first lesson on leading. A colt tied with this harness cannot easily injure him- self, exerts a pressure almost simul- taneously on the crupper, surcingle and on the halter. Before a colt is broken to being led it should be taught to stand tied; this applies to unbroken horses of all ages. To do this, put a strong halter on the colt; then take a rope about 14 feet long, double it, putting the loop under the horse's tail as a crupper, twist the two ends together about three times so the twisted rope lies on the colt's back a few inches ahead of the tail, then let one come forward on each side of the horse ,and tie them to- gether
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