COLT MAXIMS. 



John Tucker says : 



Is the colt jincasy because a botfly is about ? Don' t kill 

 the colt ; kill the fly. 



Above all things^ don' t train a colt in a zaeak harness. 

 Have everything strong and heavy, if it has to be made of 

 inch rope. 



It is a poor rule that -cvon' t ivork both 7vays. The colt 

 should learn to back as pleasantly as he draivs. 



Feed the joints of the colts. How ? With oats and bran. 



If the grooving colt reaches up for its hay it luill tend to 

 make it higher headed. 



No lesson of greater importance can be taught the colt 

 than of standing still while one is entering or leaving the 

 zvagon. 



Be very careful when turning out or calling tip the colts 

 not to get them in the habit of being hard to catch. A horse 

 that comes when called is worth more money on the farm 

 than a shy catcher, Ahoays treat the colts to so/nething they 

 like when they come to you, and never by a quick act scare 

 them azvay. 



Each time you take the colt near the cars and coax him 

 into gentleness you inake hint more valuable. Whipping and 

 loud talk only make him zvorse for the next time. A horse 

 that loses his head about the cars is of little worth. 



