The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1880-06-12

run on the range till he is four or A. s
years old without being handled 4 ~ 8
and in some cases they become % ~ s
that, If at all badly handled in brsrl s
ing, they will never be quite broker.
When colt is to be broken the bune,
of horses in which he runs is driven i,1- y
the corral and the breaker throwp -, <
lariat on his neck, while another =
ropes him by the fore feet in order q {
throw him down. Some men prelsr q
throw him in this way. and others morslS {
rope him by the neck and choke hin r
he falls. As soon as he falls man ~
to his head, loosing the rope on RI y
neck 80 as not to choke him, and knseI
ing on his neck, holds his nose up In ~
air, the rope on the fore feet bejn1
pulled tight and held short 80 =
raise his feet off the ground. He'd r
this position the horse cannot Get q s
and the breaker can put on and adf1f
his halter and blinds with perfect fSc
ity. The rope that was thrown on =
neck in the first instance with $50
moose is removed and the end tied =
the neck in firm knot, the rope bolr
passed through the halter ring and G.
there. The blinds are drawn over ~
forehead, but do not cover the eyo
they are ready to be drawn down.
After all these things are done, q
rope on the feet is slackened 80 that
moose win open and fall of, and & a
head is loosed at the same time and Il
horse gets up. There are one or ~
men holding the head rope, 30 n
there is no fear of his getting avn
After he is ON his legs, the break
walks up to his head. keeping hand q
the rope, so as to be able to jerk H.
round in case he should attempt II
whirl and kick, and stroke him On Il
nose. If he is q wild one, it win t111S
several attempts before the breaker e
get a hand on him at all, but in Z sh11E
time he can be handled on the head q
nose. 4
If the horse is worth taking some poI11
over, the breaker will handle him I'll
perhaps half day before putting q
die on. He will begin to teach hin ~
lead, viii handle him all over, and 49,
him not to be afraid of man, and II
rub him down the legs and pick up ~
feet, and do all he can to get the boz s
confidence. If, however, the breo1f!
wants to do the work as fast a. pes
BILE, he will, as soon as he can, rub ~
horse on the head, draw the blinds doU1
over the eyes, and proceed to saddleu{
It is not usual to put on bride q fz8
as horse cannot be pulled up BY n.
until he has learned that it Is meant -!
stop him, but a hacomore is used inste11
This consists of plated rawhide ~
that encircles the nose, being fixed al
q headstall of the same material 3:
short hair rope is used for rein1, ~
ends being tied on to the ring undc
the jaws; the ring is placed 30 far do1.
the nose that when pulled upon il ~
shut off the horses wind and then -
can be stopped.
Everything being adjusted, the III
mounts and pulls up the blinds q
starts the horse up with his quirt. E.
usually begins bucking at once, -
breakers prefer to let him have goc
spell at it and to quiet him well me-
while, and then in many cases be w
never buck again. 1t takes good rl6
to sit on q bucking horse; the -
must be thrown well back in the sd
and the back as loose as possible, WI
the saddle is gripped tight
1t is usual to have an assistant q O
gentle horse to give the unbroken o. 8
lead, and to head him of from any -
Der or dangerous ground that he r.
try to run into, for, knowing nothing O.
the use of the reins, he can only -
guided by pulling his head round
main force. After being ridden two l
three times the colt will travel wei ~
another horse, and soon become bri1
wise, through his nose being made g
by the hacomore ring, and then . bElo
is put on as well as the hacomore =
and both reins used at once. Auex 3
few lessons at this the hacomore = -
pensed with and the bride used 40
A colt will very soon learn to dr!y.
q band of horses, but at first he WIN
to run into the. band instead OF ~
them. He can be made very useful
driving horses within week Of bel
taken up, but it takes longer before
will be of much use for cattle. -
days to three weeks he will be 90
tie that any fairly good rider can
age him, though he will be lisble =
buck for some time when anything 6
wrong. II at first he does not suoc:
in getting rid of his rider he win
up trying to do so, but If he once
ages it he is encouraged to attemp Z
whenever he can take the rider =
advantage.
A breaker will have several hon0
hand at once; he will keep them
picket rope or in the stable tor
time at first, teaching them to ~
walk up to them in the corral. x
When q horse is badly handle
first, and allowed to get loose W.
rope on, and to throw his rider, ~
to have his own way, he is freque
"spoilt," and in many cases nevst
comes thoroughly broken. He has =
out that he is stronger than man
that he can have his own way Il no
advantage of his opportunities.
| A breaker will undertake 70 49,