MANAGExMENT OF THE COLT. 7 



HOW TO GET THE COLT FROM PASTURE. 



Go to the pasture and walk around the whole herd 

 quietly, and at such a distance as not to cause them 

 to scare and run. Then approach them very slowly, 

 and if they stick up their heads and seem to he 

 frightened, hold on till they become quiet, so as not 

 to make them run before you are close enough to 

 drive them in the direction you want them to go. 

 And when you begin to drive, do not flourish your 

 arms or halloo, but gently follow them off, leaving 

 the direction free for them that you wish them to 

 take. Thus taking the advantage of their igno- 

 rance, you will be able to get them in the pound as 

 easily as the hunter drives the quails into his net. 

 For if they have always run in the pasture uncared 

 for, (as many horses do in prairie countries and on 

 large plantations,) there is no reason why they 

 should not be as wild as the sportsman's birds, and 

 require the same gentle treatment, if you want to 

 get them without trouble ; for the horse, in his natu- 

 ral state, is as wild as any of the undomesticated 

 animals, though more easily tamed than the most 

 of them. 



HOW TO STABLE A COLT. 



The next step will be to get the horse into a stable 

 or shed. This should be done as quietly as possible, 

 so as not to excite any suspicion in the horse of any 

 danger befalling him. The best way to do this, is 

 to lead a broken horse into the stable first and hitch 



