The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-08-18
HOW 10 MOUNT THE COLT.

HOW 10 MOUNT THE COLT
FIRST soothe him well on both sides about
the saddle an all over,until he will stand with
out holding, and is not afraid TO see you any
where about him.
AS soon as you have him thus gcntled, get
small block about one foot or eighteen inches in
height, and set it down by the side of him, a.
bout where you want to stand to mount him;
step on thi1, raising yourself very gently; hor-
sos notice every chang, Of position very closely,
and ifyou were to step suddenly on the block it
would be apt to scare him; but by raising your
self gradually on it, he will see you without
being frightened, in a 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, and put
your left foot in the stifrup, and stand square
over it, holding your knee against the horse and
your toe out so as not to touch him under the
shoulder with the toe ofyour boot. Place your
right hand on the front Of the saddle, and on the
| opposite sile ofyou, taking hold ofa 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 raising yourself little
higher from the block, until he will allow you TO
raise your leg over his Group and place yourself
in the saddle. s.f. at..J,.r...r.f f..
There are three great advantages in having a
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 and stand by his side
without soaring at you, because you have won't
ed him to that position, but if you get down on
your hands and knees and crawl toward him,
he-wiIl be very much frightened; and, upon the
same principle, he would frighten at your new
position, If you had the power to hold yourself
over his neck without touching him. Then
the first great advantage of the block is to grad
ullly accustom him to that new position in
which he will see you when you ride him.
Secondly, by the process of leaning your
weight in the stirrups and aon your hand you
can gradually accustom him to your weight, Sc
as not to frighten him by having him feel it al
at once And, in the third place, the block ele.
Yates you 50 that you will not have to make q
spring in order to get on the horses back, but
from ityou can gradually raise yours elf into the
saddle "a.
SUBSEQUENT EDUCATIONAL LESSONS IN HORSE
TAMING-How TO .suBDUE A KICKING HORSE.
"A kicking horse is the worst kind Of n horse
to sub1ue and more dreaded by man than any
other; indeed it would not be too much to sa,
that they are more dreaded than all the Other
bad and vicious horses put together. You o.
ten hear the expression, even from horse jock.
/ eys themselves, 81 don't care what he iocs, SC
he doesn't kick" Now kicking horse can be
broken from kicking in harness, and effecually
broken too; though it will require some time tc
manage him safely;but perseverance and patience
\ by thisrule will do it enectually. When you &c
to harness horse that you know nothing about
1 if you want to know whether he is kicking
horse or not, you can ascertain that fact by stro-
king him on the flank where the hair lies UP.
ward, which you can discover easily on any
horse. Just stroke him down with the ends 0
your fingers, and ifhe does not switch his tail
and shake his head, and lay back his ears, o.
some Of these, you need not fear his kicking
]Ifhe does any or all Of these, set him down To-
kicking horse, and watch him closely.
i When youharness kicking horse have !