Show B COLTS TO HALTER HALTED I From the very day of his advent Into the world a thoroughbred colt is man handled says the Metropolitan Magazine At first he will be inclined out of sheer desert Instinct to slip around on the other side of his mother when the m man man n draws too near but he gets over that and quickly The man coaxes and pets him Into a quiet and teaches him to trust the two legged animal Once that trust is obtained it is never abused Thoroughbreds until they get into races are never whipped are never even spoken to harshly Theirs is a life Ufe of gentle handling and soft words Except that he is made used to the hands of mankind nothing Is done for him save to watch the health of his dam and keep him out of mischief until he Is ready to wean Then a alIght alight alight light halter without a strap Is put on him By this time he has grown so accustomed to being handled that any any- thing a man may do to him seems right and proper So he doesn't mind so much when the first restraining sign Is made to him He Is given the halter free at the beginning that he may learn the feel of it on his head There is no leading of him about and worrying him into unnatural heat He HeIs Heis Heis is worry enough in this separation from the mother He Is given a home with fellows of his age and like family distresses and there he learns self- self denial and is in fine humor for the handlers when he is to be halter brok brok- en He He hardly knows when this event occurs to him He is led away from the paddocks down into the open fields and allowed to graze with the crowd while a boy gently restrains him with the halter strap If he ventures ventures ven ven- tures too far So easily and natural natural- ly Is it all done that before re he realizes it the halter control over him is com com- |