THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



think, is due solely to the manner of bringing 

 up. From birth they are petted and caressed, 

 always wearing a halter, and being accustomed 

 to having a hand run down their legs, and the 

 feet looked at, every day, not with the idea 

 of discovering disease or traces of gold, but 

 simply as a part of the curriculum. During 

 winter, when the men have time, they are 

 groomed each day; and after six months of 

 age they are hitched to a small cart, or an 

 equally small cutter, and used round the place. 

 Of course no weight is put upon them, and it 

 is done as much for the two boys' amusement 

 as any idea of discipline, Mr. Fred makes 

 one stipulation, which he insists upon being 

 observed, which is that under no circumstances 

 must a colt be allowed to walk slowly, for this 

 is a habit, once acquired, it is very difficult to 

 break, and a slow walk is a detriment to a 

 horse of any class. 



When colts are able to trot two miles they 

 are tied behind a rig, when eggs are taken 

 down to the railway station of a morning. 



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