Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-11-06
- NCHHURG VA. THURSDAY NOVEMBER 6. is:sf.

with -, - " VIA" heavy carriage IN hi
E "' ~ ''u.h ease TO themselves Now in Ell =
French, and German harness - ;" Ghsnsh
were, three degrees of compa,,s,n 'N'S's' as
ner IN which the head Of the horse l. " .''e mao
ID England, II is elevated or born. ~, 'o'
ea"e" the oearlng-rein--in France !, l. ,.n 5
'"fo placed 1t ('here being to common E,sn.t ="
ness no bearins-rein) land in German, ~ t.
! 'e' "o"n 10 The lower extremity of The .ol. :.
| .''o .he eoiiar Is SO made that the animal !. h :;
"'i"'eu OF the power of raising his head No,
pass''S over, Tor moment the French ,,,,hod
WV" 10 III iac', the state OF nature lot us for
| moment consider which Is better - - :.
notses head mp, or TO pell II dopnw4yl, 40 i, 9
many. ''' 10 !" 0er
!" "s's'e oil nature, the wild horse as very
oouY KNOWS, has Nv distinct ga,s. or a,;,ndo. i,
man, or any still wilder beast come s,d,,onl
on him, up goes his head and he 6,s, s,nIt.
''u '"eh 'fots gently away-with ears erec, sno,,
""' ms nose, anu proudly utRng up the AIR.
10 II eAu'unS ID his ireedom-as one fore ler dor,
'"','u 'ee oiher' We have before US a picture of
Io'' "s'o"'shment, and hesitation, all Of which
e''sS seem 10 rem him like trooI-horse, on his
'a""e "'S ou' a"empt to pursue HIM, and the mo-
a'eht he dehes you--thc moment, tetermininp IN
escape, he shakes his head, and Law, binself
10 his wotk-how completely does he sler hi.
attitude That instant down oo.s bic ho,a
ana rom hls ears TO the tip Of his tail there is in
ms vcrtcbrn an unduiating action which seams ~
4'Pe' MN. winch works him along, and which il
Is e''oeh', you could not deprive him Of without
materially diminishing his speed Now. in har
'.os' '"e morse has naturally the same two
s'"' VI o'u'u'es, ana It IS quite true tina, he can
'.''' away WIN carriage either in the one or the
other but tho means by which he succeeds in ,b,,
eHorf, the physical 90 ers winch he ca,ls into ar.
lion, arc essentially different in the one case he
WORKS ny his muscles, and in the other bv his nm
DEAD, or rather living, weight. In order ia grind
corn, II any man were TO erect steam engine
over hne strong running stream we should all
say 10 hun, " Why do you not allow vour wheol
10 DC turned oy cold woter instead of o,7 Why
20 you moi a'a yourself OF the ,oeisht of the wa
.e'' hs'ead OF expendlng your capital in convert
ing It into the power Of s,caml In shor, ubv 2o
you moi use the simple resource which nature ia.
presented ready made TO Jour hand 4. In the same
why the German might say TO US, W. acknov.
ledge horse can drag carriage bv tho pov.r Of
MS muscles out why do YOU not allow him n dr,e
II 10y his own weigh1"
Let any one observe a pair Of Env,;sh nos,.h,r
SOS Dragging hoAvy weight up a hin. and he will
II once see that tho poor Creatures are WORKING hv
ho' muscles, ana mat II IS by sheer strength THAI
VIC !ess''nce 10 overcome but how can IT he 9TH
et"ise !-tneir heads are higher lhan nature ineu
cd them to be even IN ralting in a state Of rh.,v
carrying 70 weight but themselves the balance of
lhe'r ho1ics 49, therefore, absolutely turned aonina
instead OF leaning in favor Of their draught md f
my reader VIII but pass his hands down the b,ct
s'ne~s ut our stase-coach or pos.chas. horses. he
",' soon feel enough not So keeniy as tnev Jo)
what is the cruel and fatal consequence T, 10
true, that, IN ascerdng ID very steep hill an En-.
s!sh position will occasion lily unhook his beer-
IN rc'ns but the ideI creatures trained for
years. 70 work IN false attitude, cannot in one mo-
fneni get themselves into the scientific oosit,on
wh'ch me German horses ate habtuaIly ENCOURAGED
10 ADOPT. Besides this, we are SO sharp with on,
ho'ses- keep them SO constantly ON the ami
ttcs, or, as we term n IN hand that we are alwav
driving them from the use of their weight to the
'rpllration OF their slncWs rhat the 6sure and
altitude OF a horse working by his slnows are inf
nnely prouoer than when he is WORKING by his
wt'sht-(there may exist, however, false pride n.
mons horses rs well men)-I most readily adj.
MT and, therefore, for carriages OF LUXURY, where
the weigh baaIs lalc proportion to the power ofttc
nohlc ANIMALS employed, | acknowled ,e that the
slnews are more than suli tent but 10 hear n, m.
head OF poor horse at plough, OF any other slow
seaVy work. IS, conceive, batbarous error, which
ought not TO be persisted in.