Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-09-02
THE KIND OF BIT, AND HOW TO ACQUISITION
J. COLT TO IT.

colt without any relns 10 IL, anu le6 MIN run
loose in large stable or shed some time.
until he becomes little used to the bit, and
will. bear it without trying to get it out of
his mouth Itwould be we'll, if convenient,
to repeat this several times before you do
anything more to the colt; as soon as he will
bear the bit, attach single rein to it, with
out any martingale. You should also have
a halter on your colt, or bride made after
the fashion Of a 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 the saddle.
HOW TO MOUNT THE COLT.
First seothe him we'll on both sides about
the saddle, and all over, until he will stand
without holding, and is not afraid to see you
anywhere about him.
As soon as you have him thus gentled,
getfa small block about one foot or eighteen
inches in height, and set it down by the side
of him, about where you want to stand to
mount him; step up on this, raising your
seHyery gently; horses notice every change
OPPOSITION very closely, and if you were to
step suddenly on the block, it would be apt
to Scare him; but by raising yourself gra-
dually on it, he will see you without being
frightened, in position very near the same
as when you are on his back.
AS soon as he will bear this without alarm,
unite the stirrup-strap next to you, andput
yonr left foot in the stirrup, and stand square
over it, holding your knee against the horse
and your toe out, so as not to touch him un-
der 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, TAX
ing hold of portion Of the name and reins,
as they hang loosely over the neck, with
your left hand: then gradually bear your
weight on the saddle. Repeat this several
times, each time raise yourselfa little high
er from the block, until he will allow you to
raise your leg over his Group and place your
Sc 6 an the saddle.
There are three great advantages in hav-
ing block to mount from. First, sudden
change of position is very apt to frighten a
young horse who has never been handled.
He will allow you to walk up to him and
stand by his side without soaring at you, be-
cause you have wonted him to that position,
but if you get down on your hands and
knees and crawl toward him, he will be very
much frightened; and upon the same prin-
ciple, he would frighten at your new posi-
ton if you had the power to hold yourself
over his neck without touching him. Then,
the first great advantage of the block is to
ton in which he will see 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 by having him feel
it all at once. And, in the third place, the
block elevates you so that you will not have
to make spring in order to get on the
horses back, but from: it you can gradually
raise yourself into the saddle.
SUBSEQUENT EDUCATIONAL LEssoNNs IN HORSE
TAMING-How TO sUBDUE KICKING
HORSE.
A kicking horse is the worst kind of a
horse to undertake to subdue, and more
dreaded by man than any other indeed, it
would not be too much to say that they are
more dreaded than all the other bad and Vi
cious horses put together. You often hear
the expression, even from horse jockeys
themselves, Il don't care what he does, so
he doesn't kick" Now kicking horse can
be broken from kicking in harness, and eff
feetually broken, too, though it will require
some time to manage him safely; but perse-
veranee and patience by this rule will do it
effectually.. When you 60 to harness a
horse that you know nothing about, if you
want to know whether he is kicking horse
or not, you can ascertain that fact by stroking
him on the flank where the hair lies upward,
which you can discover easily on any horse.
just stroke him down with the ends of your
fingers, and if he does not swith his tail,
and shake his head, and lay back his ears,
or pme of these, you need not fear his kick
ing. If he does any Or all of these, set him
down for kicking horse, and watch him
closely.
When you harness a kicking horse, have
stlap about three feet long, with buckle
on Ge end; have several holes punched in
the strap; wrap it once around his leg just
above the hoof; lift up his foot touching his
body; put the strap around the arm of his
leg and buckle it; then you go behind him,
ant pull back on the traces; you must not
fea. his kicking while his foot is up, for it
is impossible for him to do it. Practice him
in his way awhile, and he will soon learn
to valk on three legs You should not
hito him up until you have practiced him
witt his leg up two Or three times, pulling