Kenosha Tribune & Telegraph

Be Kind to Your Horses.

I have, in the course of my life, seen a good many horses, some, too, that were called ugly horses. Now, it is my opinion there is no use of owning what might be called a real ugly horse. Use the whip and spur less, and in their place put kindness. Three grains of kindness are worth all the whips and spurs in the world in breaking a colt. There are a great many horses injured for want of kindness. That, I am sure no one will deny. For instance, a man has a colt to break. The colt has never been handled. The man, with several others to help him, drives the colt into the stable. He then forces a bit into his mouth, and if there are any who dare, they jump upon his back, well armed with a stout whip, and very often a spur. These he does not forget to use. He clings to the colt's back as long as he can, but is finally thrown off. He tries again and again, till, completely exhausted, the colt is obliged to yield—that is for the time being. No, to be sure, it is not. The golden rule would apply as well here as anywhere. So be kind to your horses, my gentle friends.—Ohio Cultivator.