Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-10-30

:, tconld lnIlct on n colt, and very Injurious
to q Young horse that has hct.. use to-
running III pasture with his hcg:l down.
4 horse should be Well accustomed t.
e the bit before You put On ths. biting
harness, and wIt'E. yuu first bit him You
should on y rein his head up 10 The point
where he naturally holds it, let that hc
high or low; he will soon learn that he
cannot lower his head, and fIlat raising
Ilta little will loosen the bit III his mouti
This will give him the idea Of raising
his head TO loosen the bit, and then Won
d can draw the biting {. little tighterscv-
D cry time You put i: on and he wiz. raise
his head to loosen it. BY this means
: You Will gradually get his head and
. neck IN the position you wish him to
r carry it, and give him 4 graceful car
rage, without hurting him, making him
angry, OF causing his mouth to get sore.
II yon put the hitting on very tight
the first time. he cannot raise his head
; enough to loosen it. but will bear on it
all the time, and paw, sweat. and thow
Ihimselt. Many horses have been killed
10y falling backward with the biting on;
their heads being drawn up, strike the
ground with the wl, Ic weight OF the
DO Y. Horses that have their heads
Idrawn up tightly, should not have the
biting on more than fifteen or twenty
minutes at Il time.
Hom to Harness tie Cult.
You should, by all means, have yorr
harness made to lit your horse, especial |
| ly 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; go through the same
process that You did with the saddle;
letting the colt examine your harness
satisfactorily; then put it on carefully;
and after you have it all complete pa,
on yonr lines; use them gently, as he is
rather skittish, until he is use to them a
little; then lead him back and forth in
jthc stable until he does not mind the
)fltting Of the harness to his body; then
take hold of the end of the traces and
pull slightly at first increasing yorlr
strength until he will pull you across
the stable back and forth; then hitch
him to whatever You wish him to pull.
Ho,o 10 Hitch up tie Colt.
This should be done with great eau
ton, first letting him examine the buggy
or snlky in his own way Of examining
objects; then carefully hitcl, him up;l
having everything safe. let him start the
buggy empty, and pull that at first in ,
that way; then get i'll, and let him take ;
it slow, and he will not be near SO apt
to scare, and hydcgrees you will be ma i
king a good work beast. s
II you want to have horse that will 5
be true to pull, and that thinks he could /
pull a mountain, never hitch him to any q
thing that he he cannot pull, and after {
he IS used to pulling, he Just thinks that t
ne can pull anything, because he always c
has, and he does not know anything IN
about his strength beyond his expe-l
rience.
7He Iind Of Bit, and 1oag TO 1ecustom j
Colt 10 ii. +
You should use large, smooth, snafTc |
DIT, SO as not to prevent the bit from c
pulling through either way. This YOU 7
should attach to the head-stalI of your ?
orldlc and put it bn your colt without a
my reins to it, and let him run loose in il
! large stable or shed some time, until t
ne becomes 4 little used tD the bit, and =
will bear it without trying to getsit ont b
If his mouth. 1t would be we'll, If con- t
,enient, to repeat this several times b
before you do anything more with the ]
;oIt; as soon as he will bear the bit, at Il
ach q single rein to it, without any {
You should also have a t.
lalter on your colt, or u bride made af- \
er the fashion OF a halter, with STR '
o it, SO that yon can hold or lead Il fhs S
bout without pulling on the bit much. v
lie is now ready for the saddle is
Hoeo 10 Mount The Golt.
First soothe him we'll on both sides, !,
4bout the saddle, and all over until he .
will stand still without holding, and is \
'ot afraid to see You anywhere about 5,
lin. +
As soon as you have bin thus gentled Of
ret a small block, about one foot or !,
Eighteen inches in height, and set it b,
own by the side Of him, about where CT
.nn want to stand to mount him; step til
lp on this, raising yourself very gently; &C
lorses notice every change of position bt
,ery closely, and, if you were to step
on the block, it would be very
.pt to scare him; hut by raising yonr- CT
elf gradually on it, he will see you hi
without being frightened. in q position
,ery near the same as whom you are o.!
lis back. II
As soon as be will hear this withort b
iar,n. nntia tile e.i~-,,r1.et-c.. ~. y