Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-07-13
THE HORSE.
Some Thoughts Suggested by Study Of the
AnimaI
[From the Boston Transcript

don and megalOnIa. The truth of this
statement can be easily ascertained by
consulting any well-informed mastodon
or veracious megalonia you may chance
to meet.
The horse, however, is believed to be
a native of Asia. Therefore, gentle
reader, you can aise your mind on that
matter.
It is said that there are no real wild
horses; but don't put too much depend
ence on this assertion, or saddle be the
consequences.
The horse belongs to the equine race,
and exc wine can always be found upon
him. He never travels without his hook.
He rears up his young in the way they
should go; he rears up himself in way
his rider doesn't want to go.
It has been said you can lead a horse
to water, but you can't make him drink.
The latter clause Of this proposition is
erroneous. You can make him drink,
when he is pony, and very common
drink it is.
Horses are subject to colds, and the
pony IS always little horse.
Ponies are quite prevalent at Harvard.
The University is therefore frequently
called stable institution.
King Richard exclaimed: GA horse, a
horse my kingdom for horse !" At
that time his crown was in danger. Had
he found horse his crown might have
been broken.
A young horse is called a colt. Colts
are reyolvers. They discharge their
load with snap.
Horses are sometimes ridden bare
back; but do not bear back too far.
You may find it hard to keep your seat
on. The seton is frequently used on a
horse.
When driver wants horse to get
down to his work he tells him to get up.
The horse is not afraid of bad weather.
He is guided by the rein.
He is great eater, and generally has
bit in his mouth.
The bridal trip usually lasts through
life.
He is always to be depended on come
wheel Or whoa.
The horse is covered with hair, but it
is on his neck in the name. This is his
name deck.
The tail is the horses after deck.
Horses can still be sold at wholesale
after that appendage is gone, but it is
impossible to retail them.
The horse has no toes. You will no
toes it if he steps on your foot. Horses
come from the steppes.
Horses are always kind and sound.
That is, the kind that are advertised for
sale. There is pleasant sound about
the expression.
A horse won't go right unless you pull
him from the straight course.
They are very horsepitable animal.
You seldom see horse still.
They will eat corn. They leave the
cob, but the cob will not leave the corn.
Their flesh is sometimes eaten. The
FLY Of beef is reckoned dainty.
The female is called a mare. A sea-
horse is cbev0l de m1er.
A horse Is sometimes called charger.
Stable-keepers are also chargers.
The horse is not very strong. He has
to lay down his ears when he lifts his
heels.
And when he Lifts his heels look out
for horse scars. Horse cars are quite
common in our crowded streets.
When the horse feels his oats, you
would best make an oat of it,
A whinnying horse is bad neigh
bore.
The horse has four legs and is well
armed. He carries cannon and bullets.
His muzzle is far from his cannon
A horse has four feet, and we often
hear of one of fifteen hands.
You can stihe his ambition. He is a
kingly beast, and always wears coronet.
he cares nothing for the thrown.
You can tell a horses age by his teeth
that is, if you know what bis age is be-
fore you look at his teeth.
1t is not considered polite to look a
gift horse in the mouth. He might give
toss to you if you did.
There are many races of horses, in
GLIDING the race horse.
The chestnut horse and the reddish
horse must not be confounded with the
horse chestnut and horse radish. These
latter are horses of another color
A horse laugh is not pleasant. Job
speaks of this when he says that the
horse "saith among the trumpets, 'Ha !!
hal" But horses in the job business
seldom laugh.
The Centaurs were all horsemen. They
have all been centaur way long ago.
Horses are caught by the lasso. Alas!
so it is.
Notwithstanding all that is said of
the healthfulness of equestrianism, you
will seldom get dealer to take horse
back.
A horse marine is not hawser. Neither
are the horses of the yards like the
horses in the corrals.
Horses are fond of the ladies', and are
always reaoy to take a gallop. This is
an old pun, and you may think it trot;
but go your own pace, and let us amble
along with our history.
A>good nag should never be neglected
A well-rounded horse is always ap-
preciated; but he is better-known by his
points.
There are several kinds of horses in
Guiding the saw-horse, the clothes
horse and the horse-hy, but should we
go into description of these it would be
eX-horse-t ting.
We always loved a bay. We shall