Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-08-19

companied with a kind look and pleas
ant word of some sort; such as "Ho! m,
little boy, hol my little boyl' "Prett,
boyl" "Nice ladyl" or something of tn,
kind, constantly repeating the sam,
words, with the same kind, steady ton,
of voice; for the horse soon learns tt
read the expression of the face and voice
and will know as well when fear, love
or anger prevails, as you know you
own feelings; two of which, fear anc
anger, a good horseman should never
feel.
If your horse, instead of being wild
seems to be of a stubborn or mulish dis.
position; if he lays back his ears as you
approach him, or turns his heels tc
kick you, he has not that regard or fear
of man that he should have, to enable
you to handle him quickly and easily;
and it might be we'll to give him a few
sharp cuts with the whip, about the legs,
pretty close to the body. 1t will crack
keenly as it plies around his legs, and
the crack of the whip will affect him as
much as the stroke; besides, one sharp
cut about his legs will affect him more
than two or three over his back, the
skin on the inner part of the legs or
about the flank being thinner and mCCre
tender than on his back. But do not
whip him much.
HOW TO SADDLE A COLT.
Any one man who understands this
theory can put a saddle on the widest
colt that ever grew without any help
and without soaring him. The first
thing will be to tie each stirrup strap
into a loose knot TO make them short
and prevent the stirrups from flying
about and hitting him. Then double
up the skirts and take the saddle under
him with it when you approach. When
you get to him rub him gently a few
times with your hand, and hen raise
the saddle very slowly until he can see
it and smell it with his nose. Then let
the skirt loose and rub it very gently
against his neck, the way the hair lies,
letting him feel the rattle of the skirts
as he feels them against him, each time
getting a little farther back. Shake it
a little with your hand, and in less than
five minutes you can rattle it about over
his back as much as you please, and pull
it off and throw it on again, without his
paying much attention to it.
HOW TO MOUNT THE COLT.
First gentle him we'll on both 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 he will bear this without
alarm, unite the stirrup strap, and stand
square over it, holding your knee against
the horse, and your toe out, so as to
touch him under the shoulder with the
toe of your boot. Place your right
hand on the front of the saddle, and on
the opposite side of you, taking hold of
a portion of the name and the reins, as
they hang loosely over his neck, with
your left hand; then gradually bear
your weight on the stirrup, and on your
hand the horse feels your whole
weight on the saddle; repeat this sew
eral times, each time raising yourself a
little higher from the block, until he
will allow you to raise your leg over
his Group and place yourself in the
By the process of laying your weight
in the stirrups, and on your hand, you
,an gradually accustom him to your
so as not to brighten him by
him feel it at once. And, in the
,hird place, the block elevates you so
hat you will not have to make a spring
order to get on the horses back, but
rom it you can gradually raise yourself
the saddle. When you take these
precautions, there is no horse so wild
but that you can noun him without
making the jump. 1 have tried it on
he worst horses that could be found,
md have never failed in any case.
now TO MAKE A HORSE LIE DOWN.
Everything we want to teach the
must be commenced in some way
10 give him an idea Of what you want
him to do, and then be repeated till he
it perfectly. To make a horse
lie down, bend his left fore leg and slip
loop over it, so that he cannot get it
down. Then put a ~surcingle around
strap around the other foreleg, just
above the hoof. Place the other end
under the surcingle, so as to keep the
strap in the right direction; take a short
hold Of it with your right hand; stand
On the left side of ofthe horse, grasp the
bit in the left hand, pull steadily on the
strap with your right; bear against his
shoulder till you cause him to move
As soon as he lifts his weight, y~ourpull-
will raise the other foot, aud ne will
nave to come on his knees. Keep the
strap tight in your hand, so that he can
lot straighten his leg if he rises up
Hold him in this position, and
urn his head towards you; bear against
lis side with your shoulder, not hard,
with a steady equal pressure, and in
bout ten minutes he will lie down. As
ioon as he lies down he will be COM
conquered, and you can handle
lin as, you please.
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