COLT MAXIMS. 



JOHN TUCKER says : 



Is the colt uneasy because a botfly is about ? Don V kill 

 the colt ; kill the fly. 



Above all things, don't train a colt in a weak harness. 

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

 inch rope. 



It is a poor rule that won" 1 1 work both ways. The colt 

 should learn to back as pleasantly as he draws. 



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



If the growing colt reaches up for its hay it will 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 

 wagon. 



Be very careful when turning out or calling up 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. Always treat the colts to something they 

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

 them away. 



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

 into gentleness you make him more valuable. Whipping and 

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

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



