Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-04-08
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\ horse appreciates d comfortable fttn:
harue,, as much A. he doc> a properly h:;cl
shoe. The latter when set too tight. or
with a nai driven INTO. or zoo near the sen
siii,c TISSUES. produces positive i1u,uc.s.
Under ,hi> condition Of thing. he +, prompt
" taken 20 the shop for relief Bu; hc may
suffer nearly, or quite a. much fram the
chatting ola bad, fitted collar oy hard
narrow bell, band. drawn toe tight. o.
from a CHECK rein shortened up so as 30
form 81 itself one % the >c,crc,' of punish
mcni> Either of those condition, Nill pro
ducc restiycnc>s m the dulles, brute. and
in the case Of an animal Of ncr, on, 'rmpcra-
m,ut. and having a thin sensitive ,k.n. he
j. liable to become frantic. the ohiI.c owner
OF driver seldom approaching the origin e
the difficulty
No greater evidence can b. advanced
10 establish a horse, entire ,ghmi.si,cac>,
than h. willingness to pail as-.a-; ,'fe coll
lar With a portion Of ID, hrca,, lcnudcd u
ii, skin. and showing the highest possible
state OF scn>ibili;y The average horse
will do this shrinking al every step. y
horse learn. to dread the approach Of the
master or driver. with harness :. hand Il
this has previously been source Of torment.
or even Of discomfort. 4 horse properly
handled for period. in well fitted har-
ness then changing 10 fall into the hand,
Of bungler will al once detect the undue
tighines- or loo>enesS Of strap and viii
not settle down 10 hi usual gait. couicn'od-
y, while the irregulari'y remains. \ ,pir-
tied horse may. under such AL irritating IN
auenoe. DO from downright fear. what MAY
be wrongly charged as ,!ciou,ne>s. HEAVY
stroke, Of the whip NAV fall upon the irri-
tated bcas; only to be followed BY evil re-
suit,
Among the every day iormen,s to which
the horse is subjected, We will enumerate
the following lst. Abraded breast ID.
lnfamed back from defective saddle or
harness pad. Sd. Sore mouth from too
tight gag rsin. a severe bit or both eth.
\ sore tail from too tight or lily made
crupper. 9TH. An abrasion under the
body. caused by too tigh, or badly fitting
belly band. 9Th. Irritation of the eve,
from binders being strapped too close to-
I gether, or on the Other hand are allowed to
swing around. first striking one eve then the
other. 9TH. Ears chafed by the brow
band being placed too high or by metallic
rosettes with sharp outer rim. the base Of
the ear pressing across this at every notion
sth. The excessive fatigue of all the struc-
lures ofthe neck under the influence of the
bearing rein. The bearing rein. II made
tau;. and kept so for any considerable length
of time, j. source of discomfort TO all
horses, and an insutfcrable torment to
many. \ ,art rein can be used with entire
propriety, on horses of fine easy up carriage
especially while in motion. but il the muscle
and bony structure Of the neck extend for
ward horizontally from an upright shoulder.
rather than starting out from .lanting
shoulders. then the most intense suffering
will be inflicted by straining the neck up to
an angle entirely unnatural to the animal.
especially if this strain be kept up. To
strain eulprit by his up thumbs. till only
his toes touch the ground, is certainly one
of the severest admissible punishments
that can be inflicted upon mortal. and the
check rein is undoubtly akin to it, in its
extreme application.-Wes,ern Farm Jour-
nal