The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17

you aeross he sable baek and forth; thsn
hitch him % whatever you wish him to pull
TO HITCH UP THE COLT
This siew ss with great csution
nrst letting ham q anime the buggy or sulky
in his own way Of examining objects; then
carefully hitch him mp having everything
safe, let him start the buggy empty, and pnll
it At first in that way; then get in, and let
him take it slow, and he will not be near 20
apt to scare, and by degrees you viii be
making good work beast
If you want to have horse that will be
true to pull and that thinks he could pull
mountain, never hitch him to anything that
lseannot pull, and after he is used to pulling
he just thinks that he can pull anything, be-
cause he always has, and he does not know
anything about his strength beyond his ex-
perience.
THE KIND OF BIT, AND HOW 10 ACQUISITION
COLT TO IT.
You should use large, smoothe, snahle
bit, so 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 bride and put
it on your colt without any reins to it, and
let him run loose in a large stable or shed
sometime, until he becomes = 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 anything more with the colt;
as soon as he will bear the bit, attach a
single rein to it, without any martingale.--
You should also have 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, soothe him well on both sides, about
the saddle, and all over, until he will stand
you anywhere about him.
As soon as you have him thus gentled, get
a 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 yourself
very gently horses notice every change Of
position very closely, and if you were to
step very suddenly on the block, it would be
very 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 it without alarm,
unite the stirrup-strap next to you, and put
your left foot into the stirrup 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 Of your
foot. Place your right hand on the front Of
the saddle and on the opposite side Of you,
taking hold ola portion of the name and
reins as they hahg loosely over the 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 a little
higher from the block, until he will allow
you to raise your ley over his Group and
place yourself i.a the saddle.
There are three great advantages in hav-
| ing block to mount from. First, sudden
change Of position is very apt to brighten 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
because you have wonted him in that posi-
ton, but if you get down on your hands and
knees, and crawl toward him he will be very
much frightened; and upon the same prlnci-
Pile he would frighten at your new position
if you had the power to hold yourself over
his back without touching him. Then the
first great advantage of the block is to grad
ually 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 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 grad
4 uo1lv vfurSalf into tho saddle
! SUBSEQUENT EDUCATIONAL LESSONS IN HORSE
| .TAMING-How TO SUBDUE A 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 vie
clans horses put together. You often hear
the expression, even from horse Jockeys
themselves, II don't care what he does, so
he doent kick" Now, a kicking horse can
be broken from kicking in harness, and eff
fectually broken, too though it will require
some time to manage him safely; but perse-
verance and patience by this rule will do it
effectu..ly. When you 60 to harness horse
that you know nothing about. if you want
to find out whether he is kicking horse or
not, you can ascertain that fact by stroking
him in 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 switch his tail,
and shake his head, and lay back his ears
or some of these, you need not fear his kick
ing; if he does any or all of these, set down
| to be a kicking horse, and watch him.
When you harness a kicking horse, have
a strap about three feet long, with buckle
on one end; have several holes punched in
the end of the strap; wrap it once around his
leg iust-above his hoof; lift up his foot
touching his body; put the strap around the
arm of his leg, and buckle it; then you can
90 behind him, and pull back on the traces;
you must not fear his kicking while his foot
is up, for it is impossible for him to do it
| Practice him in this way awhile, and he will
soon learn to walk on three legs. You
should not hitch him up until you have prac-
| ticed him with his leg up two or three times
pulling on the traces, and walking him
along. After you have practiced him a few
times in this way, take up his foot as direct
ed; hitch him to something, and cause him
to pull it short distance; then take him
out caress him every time you work with
him You will find it more convenient to
fasten up his left fore foot, because that is
the side you are ON. After you have had
him hitched up once or twice, you should
get long strap; put it around his foot as be-
fore directed (above the hoof and below the
pastern.joint); put it through ring in your
harness, take hold of it in your hand; hitch
him up gently and if he makes a motion to
kick, you can pull up his foot and prevent
it. You should use this strap until you
have him broken from kicking, which will
not take very long. You should hitch q
kicking horse by himself you can manage
him better in this way than to hitch him by
the side of another horse.
HOW TO LEARN A HORSE TO FOLLOW YOU.
Take him into a large stable or shed, take
hold of the bride or halter with your left
hand have long switch or whip in your
right, after, caressing him little put your
right hand over his shoulder with the whip
extending back so that you can touch him up
with the whip applied gently around his
hind legs. Start him up a little, give him a
gentle tap with the whip, walking him