42 The Horse Farrier. 



BREEDING FANCY COLORS. 



The following is taken from a correspondent in the 

 Albany Cultivator ; as to the correctness of the theory 

 we cannot vouch : " In order to obtain a cream color- 

 ed colt from a bay horse out of a bay mare, I tried the 

 following experiment, which proved entirely success- 

 ful : a cream stud was first led out and used to tease 

 the mare. After putting blinds on the mare, the cream 

 was taken out of the way, and the bay horse used to 

 cover the mare, and not seen by her, but immediately 

 returned to the stable, and the cream colored horse 

 led right in front of her, and exposed to her view for 

 some time." This may be attributable to the nervous 

 influence of the dam, or what is called the influence of 

 the imagination of the dam on the faetus. It may 

 have been something akin to this, by the influence of 

 which, through the medium of peeled rods, Jacob 

 caused the cattle to be born ringed streaked and spot 

 ted. 



REARING AND MANAGEMENT OP COLTS. 



Colts should be taken from the dam when about six 

 months old, if in a good condition, and shut up in a 

 house loose, or in a small yard, (if the yard is large 

 they are likely to run themselves poor,) with a fence 

 that they cannot leap. It is at this time they usually 

 acquire the habit of leaping which follows them through 

 life. They should be kept out of sight and hearing of 

 the dam, as much as possible. They may be allowed to 

 re-join each other once a day, for a short time, in or- 



