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out" and unsound horse results at an age when he 

 should be in his prime. 



TRAINING AND HITCHING UP HORSES 



In some localities it may be cheaper, as a matter of 

 economy, to buy horses than to raise them; and yet 

 there is more real value in raising a colt than the money 

 which he represents. The satisfaction that comes from 

 the selection of the sire and dam, the pleasure and in- 

 terest that a little colt excites in every one interested in 

 horses, and the breaking and training of the colt to use- 

 fulness and service, are much more valuable to the boy 

 or man who assumes the responsibility, than is the colt 

 when measured by dollars and cents. Not every person 

 is fitted by nature for the care and handling of colts, as 

 the large number of vicious and spoiled horses indi- 

 cates. And yet every one possessing good judgment, a 

 familiarity with horses, and patience, can attain a 

 tolerable degree of success. 



Among the other qualities which are transmitted 

 from parent to offspring, especially in horses, is the dis- 

 position; and a horse possessing an ugly or vicious 

 disposition should not be bred, unless he possesses other 

 qualities that are superior. When such an animal is 

 bred, it should be mated with an animal of the oppo- 

 site temperament. The colt's training should begin 

 early, while he can be easily handled and controlled. 

 Little colts learn readily, are seldom vicious, and are 

 more valuable when they are broken young. 



In breaking and training horses, a few "command- 



