Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-09-29
THE PAGES OF SADDLE HORSES.

The horses has four distinct natural pa
ces; the ralk, trot, canter and gallop
any other IS artificial, or defect a,fsinq
from bad or imperfect education Diff
cult as this may be to describe upon paper
VIII endeavor to make myself understood
The 'oatk is known be the feet beating
time upon the road distinctly at regular
Intervals, thus l., 2, 3, 4, G., the off fore
loot, near hind, near fore and off hind,
one after the other; this is professionally
called equal action, constituting sound
ness, and the deviation from this regular
motion is called unequal action, deno,ng
unsoundness rom some cause. 1t should
be the especial care of the breaker or
teacher of the yoang horse to see that he
walks we'll aud smart. He should then
be taught to trot slow at first, and as he
progresses to perfection, improve the
speed; the latter is work Of time, and
not the duty of the breaker. The trot
differs from the walk, inasmuch as the
beat upon the road is more like |, 2, |, 2.
as 1t the horse had only two feet instead
OF four; this is produced by the off fore
and near hind feet moving together or
nearly so, and the near fore and off hind
doing the same, and this professionally,
Ike the walk, constitutes equal action, OF
Sounduess.
When horses are going very quick, they
appear to move the fore and hind legs on
the same side together, but this is only in
appearance, not IN reality; when pushed
to the utmost trottIng pace, some gnIlop
with one hind leg, and some with both -
At that pace they 90 in all forms, and
very few are able to maintain the pure
trot.
The Canter should also be taught, not
only for the purpose of carrying ladies.
when wanted, but it is relief on long
Journeys, both to horse and rider, to
change the pace.
The Gallop In this pace, generally
speaking, the horse should lead with his
off fore toot, but a lady's horse especially
should always do SO. Full booded hor
ses, when racing, and very clever hun
tiers, can change and 90 well, it is and ad
vantage to do 50, but it is the exception
and not the rule
The Galop is used for racing and Hunt
| ing; the word running is often used in
stead OF galloping. When horses are run.
ming race, they are in the act OF gallon
ing, not running; horse running is not
galloping, nor gailoping is not running,
excepting when the word race is also ap.
| piled running horse is a trotting horse,
not gailoplng race horse-l will eudeav-
or to show.
The Pace is artificial, and is learned by
habitually carrying a good horseman in a
fast walk. None but perfect roadsters can
do this it is perforned with the fore legs
walking and the hind legs ,rotting the
horse that can do this well, about 6 miles
an hour, is valuable as a hack, and is
called pacing hackney.
Runntng.-The running trot is also ar,
tifcial, mscalled pace. The running
trot is exactly the same as the walk, but
quicker; the feet beat time distinctly, at
regular intervals, the same as the walk |,
2, 3, 4, no matter how quick ; this is run
ming, and when well done is a very easy
pace for both horse and rider
There is a nondescgpt way of going
which some animals are allowed to as
sumo, consisting of the fore and hind
limbs On one side moving together the
same as if the fore and hind legs OH each
side were tied together, as is sometimes
done with hill sheep, when they are mis-
chievous, causing motion as unnatural
as it is ugly; it is an imperfectioi, arising
from neglect, ignorance, or iil.treatment
all or any Of them, easily remedied, and
never should be allowed.
The 4mble. =. With an ambling pad
pony to pace o 'er the lawn" The Canter
is modification of the gallop, but shorter
aud slower, and the Anble is mod;fca-
ton Of the Canter, still shorter aud still
slower; as the former is used for ladies'
so the later is required for old age and
young children, the one requiring ease
aud the other expeS ence.
have only to observe that every horse
man, who studies the comfort of himssl
and his horse, will no, ride with 10 - stir
rnps and his toes sticking out snl will
his body as stiff as if he had swallowed 3
poker. lie will sit as easy as if was it
an arm chair, with his reins in one hand
and the other in any position the most
easy and agreeable to himself - Ner lOrh
SPIRIT Of the Times.
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