The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-08-31

hosscs nave Dccn Killed by falling back
wards with The biting on, their heads be.
ing drawn up, strike the ground with the
whole weight Of the body. Horses that
have their heads drawn up so tightly should
not have the biting on moro than fifteen
or twenty minutes at a time.
HOW TO HARNESS THE COLT.
You should by all means have your
harness made to fit yonr horse, especially
the collar. Hundreds of horses have been
spoiled by collars that do not fit as they
should. A little attention to this matter
beforehand will facilitate your progress very
much. Take your harness into the stable
60 through the same process that you did
with tho sadie, letting the colt examine
your harness satisfactorily; then put it on
carefully; and after you have it all com
plete, put on your lines; use them gently,
ms he is rather skittish, until he il used to
them a little; then lead him back and
forth in the stable until he docs not seem
to mind the fitting of the harness to his
body: then take hold of the end of the
traces and pull slightly at first, increasing
! your strength until he will pail you across
the stable back and forth; then hitch him
to whatever you want him to pull.
TO HITCH UP THE COLT.
This should be done with great caution,
first letting him examine the buggy or sui.
ky in his own way of examining objects
then carefully hitch him up; having every
thing safe, let him star! the buggy empty,
and pull that first in that way; then get
in and let him take it slow, and ho will
not be near SO apt to scare, and by degrees
you will be making a good work beast.
III you want to have a horse that will be
true to pull, and that thinks he can pull a
mountain, never hitch him to any thing
he cannot pull, and after he is used to pull
ling he just thinks he can pull anything,
because Le always has, and he does not
know anything about his strength beyond
his experience.
THE KIND OF BIT, AND HOW TO ACQUISITION
COLT TO IT,
You should use alarge, smoth, snaflie bit
50 as not to hurt his mouth with bar on
each side to prevent the bit from pulling
through either way. This you should at
tach to the head-stall of your colt without
any reins 10 it, and let him run lose in a
large stable or shed some time, until he be-
cornes little used to the bit, and will
bear it without trying to get it out of his
mouth. 1t would be well, if convenient,
to repeat this several times before you do
any thing more with tho colt, as soon as
he will bear the bit, attach single rein
to it, without any martingale. You should
have halter on your colt, ar bride
made after the fashion of halter, with a
strap to it, SO that you can hold or lead
him about without pulling on the bit much.
He is now ready for tho saddle.
HOW To MOUNT THE COLE
First soothe him well on the sides, about
the saddle, and all over, until he will stand
still without holding, and is not afraid to
see YOU anywhere about him.
AS soon as you have him thus gentled,
get a small block, about one foot or eight
cen inches in hight, and set it down by
the side of him, step up on this raising
yourself very gently; horses notice every
change of position very closely, and, if you
We're to step suddenly on the block, it wo'd
be very apt to scare him; but by raising
yourself gradually on it, he will see you
without being frightened, in apcsItion very
near the same as when you are on his
back.
As soon as he will bear this without n.
larm, unite the stitrup-strap next to you,
and put your left foot into the strrup, and
stand square over it. holding your knee a
gainst the horse and your toe out, so ms
not TO touch him under the shoulder with
the toe Of your boot. Place your right
hand on the front of the saddle, and on
tho opposite side Of you, taking hold Of u
portion of the name and reins, as they
hang loosely over tho neck, with your left
hand; then gradually bear your weight
on the stirrup, and on your right hand,
until the horse feels your whole weight on
the saddle Repeat this several times, each
time raising yourself little higher from
the block, until he will allow you to raise
your 10 over the croup and place yJur
self in the saddle.
There are thrco great advantages in
having block to mount from. First,
sudden change of position is very apt TO
frighten young horse who has never
been handled He will allow you to walk
up to him aud stand by his side without
soaring at you, because you have wonted
him to that position, but il you get down
on your hands and knees and crawl to-
wards him, he will be very much frightcd
ed; and upon the same principles, he wo'd
frighten at your new position if YOU had
the power to hold yourself over bis back
without touching him. Then, tho first
great advantage Of the block is 10 gradual
ly accustom him to that now position in
which he will sec you, when You ride him.
Secondly, by the process of leaning
your weight in the stirrups and on Your
hand, you can gradually accustom him
TO your weight, so as not to frighten him
10y having him feel it all at once. And
in the third place, the block elevates you
so as you will not have TO make spring
in order TO get on the horses back, but
from il YOU can gradually raise yourself
into the saddle.
EDUCATIONAL LESSON IN |
TO sUpDUE 4 KICK !
ING HORSE.
A kicking horse is the worst kind Of u
horse to undertake to subdue, and more
IA l.