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are daily treated to the stable-broom grooming, to their evident ben» 

 fit. Now almost anything can be thrown against them, or about 

 their legs, withdut occasioning alarm. 



At all ages colts should have abundant exercise. The pasture in 

 summer, and well enclosed ; well shedded paddocks in winter fur- 

 nish the best opportunities for this. They should be frequently 

 handled from the beginning by cool and judicious hands, ever 

 remembering that, like ourselves, they can learn but one letter of 

 their alphabet and one step in their knowledge at a time. Every 

 colt, whatever his class, should be broken to the saddle, because at 

 some time in after life he must be ridden, and because in no other 

 way can he obtain such acquaintance with his master's will. The 

 colt reared for draft purposes can have the walking gait developed 

 when under the saddle more readi.y than in any other way. This 

 should afterward be continued by service beside a fast walking horse. 



In conclusion, I will only add that the expense of breaking a draft 

 horse is less, by man_y times, than any other. He sooner pays for his 

 keep by service upon the farm than does any other. When old 

 enough for the market, he finds a readier sale than doea any other, 

 and a given number of them, from ten to one hundred, taken to- 

 gether, will sell for more money than will any equal number of any 

 other class of horses whatsoever. To-day the West has almost a 

 monopoly in our country in rearing these profitable animals. The 

 agricultural papers are filled with advertisements of stud establish- 

 ments, their State and county fairs find their greatest attractions in 

 their exhibition, and their farmers are rapidly learning the advan- 

 tage of rearing them. We can surpass them if we will, for our 

 Bituation and conditions are better than theirs. Our farmers will do 

 well to give early and earnest attention to this important subject. 



The Stable. 



This is a very important part of the subject, and one which is too 

 often neglected by people who own horses and who leave their gen- 

 eral management to stable keepers or grooms often grossly neglectful 

 or ignorant. Many horses die yearly from the neglect of their owners 

 to enforce the ordinary laws of health in the stable. A site should 

 be chosen, nearly or quite as well situated as that for the dwelling, 



