Show excuse should allowed for not halter breaking little fellows at by ELMA I 1 the young colt should be halter broken early and nothing should allowed as an excuse for putting it off much suffering and needless cruelty would be prevented by a proper train ing from the start the majority of people need train ing themselves before they are fit to have the management of a colt or any other animal if the farmer himself thinks he has no time to attend to the colt then the boys it have been properio prope rii taught to treat all livina things with kindness can easily teach the little thing to lead and there is no reason why a girl cannot do it as well as any I 1 well remember a little brown colt which I 1 had well broken to lead be fore it was three weeks old it wa perfectly tame and used to being pet ted as all domesticated aneals should be so there was no trouble in putting on the small headstall then a long stout was snapped to the ring and thrown once around a tree in a clear open space giving plenty of room for operations As she could not pull back she soon learned to step forward in obedience to the gentle steady p 11 of the rope it took but a short time for her tc learn to follow the pull of the haftel strap then the halter was put her oc caslo nally afterward to fix the lesson firmly in her mind she never forgon it but ever afterward could be caught and led wherever desired when in the pasture without a hal ter I 1 have even taken off my apron rolled it up like a rope put it around her neck and with that led her chero I 1 wished |