Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-12-13

will walk. trot or gallop, according TO the
enced he desires to move at. Inc pure
nacer is undoubtedly the most artliiclai o.
all the mode Of progression.
The nerson YOU refer to is not the first aa-
thor who has noted transmission OF men
tal as well as physical qualities" Ills the
vorv first thing which will strike the stu
dert of breeding problems, and III the ear
LEST ESSAYS Oh the subject VIC hnd the III.
nortapce of consulting that branch l'lsisteo
mon. Trcttinm instinct does not describe
- A halter term would be ~adaptaoilliy,
~nro,nntuess to acQuire the fast trottHig step
and to improve with the lessons gwen Il
is q very favorable thing to have the tfoI
ting neopllyte commemorative Tue slSlt ae'
ton to make % fast %trotter, yet some OF tlle
fastest have tried the patience OF the trainer
ere they could handle their feet and legs ~
a manner which would permit OF speedy ~
comotion. And now il deny the tieofy
!. that inheriging speed at q lateral move
mept will insure speed at u diagonal orc
II NAV he asked, low do you account Tor SC
many fast PAGERS becoming last trot'efs.
Willie it is much easier TO denaollsh q theo
w than to erect one which Will staha iif
test. we think we can give Il reasonable IN
swer To the question. In the first place, /
the author is correct in the grounds ne
takes. the faster the PAGER the faster he
sbo1ld he at the trot when he is convert
od.n Now, we have heard Of only one real
" No. | pacer making q very last troiter, al
though several have been tried, aud Tux
fastest have been originally hackers. Fol
MANY years horsemen have held 1t a faVora
HE system for a horse to ambie or single
foot when going slow, and for quite a long
period their attention has been attracted tt
has included the training, as t%iotters, OF
]srge number of hackers and PAGERS, and
like The most Of fashionable families, has III
sured their latent qualities being brough
out.
PAGERS usually have long sloplag hips
quarters well let down, with q good deal 0
crook in the leg at the hook. This IS a I'll
yorable conformation for the trotter. Nhel
accompanied by a good shoulder, and tn
uppeE bone Of the arm or numerous long
length of stride will result. The swinging
motion has a tendency to increase the stride
and the horse becomes ~habituated to tli
main essential for speed. The first thing
the trainers in old times did, was to put OF
as heavy a fore shoe us they thought tn
wall would support, adding %rattles, quartz
boots lined with sheet lead, or small sack
filled with shot. Later the toe boot has tn
ken the place of the latter contriviances, ant
by applying the weight at q better point fo.
effect, entirely doing away with the friction
on the tender heel and quarter of the foot
has accomplished more than those not con
yersant with the matter would belseye pos
ssible. These appliances appear to be il
imical to the pacing gait, and as the hors'
finds out that lie can trot easier than h
could run or pace, he endeavors to conform
himself to the new order OF things.
Pacing mares have proven sncla capita
breeders of trotters that your idea Of getting
some of them is a very good one ; but yol
need not go outside of California to find TIL
best specimens, and those which did no
give evidence of having more than a trac
OF French blood would suit US tie best.
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