Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-11-02
Tricks and Faults of Horses.

The severity with which n horse
has been punished for u fault Is,
usually, the measure of the vlo
lcnce with which he will repeat It..
1t this violence that makes tn"
horse so dangerous in his rebellion,
for until he loses his reason he will
take care not TO injurr himself, and
so in a measure protects his rider.
Few young horses are dangerous in
their resistance until they have met
with cruel treatment. 1t is seldom
that % colt in breaking will bolt
with his rider; il is usually the old
offender who is guilty of this most
dangerous of vices. Although near.
" every yOung horse will rear al
the pressure of the bit, he will sci
dom rise Ia II dangerous height, aud
he soon ceases to offend in that way.
4 horse mus: he corrected aud put
right, but il il never necessary Ia
resort To severe pnulshments. For
tunately the horse is AN animal of
one idea, and when he has deter
mined upon his line at opposition
he is easily circumNcrtcd and hCm
blcd. II he refuses To turn Ia the
right he will he so intent on uppos
ing the right rein that he may be
turned around to the left until he ~
confused, when he will very gladly
90 in any direction II he declines
to 60 forward he is not prepared Ia
resist u demand for II back ward
movement, and he will soon tire oi
that unusual mode and start forward
ut the first hin; from his rider. Bur
u horse property broken and trained
will not he guilty ot such ContnmacN
and will not be- apt To show the
vices of which | am about Ia speak
but for which the rider must hr pre-
pared.
fla horse bolts the rider should
not fatigue himself 10y taking n
steady drag upon the mouth. Lean.
ing back, with the brrrch well IN.
der him, and hearing no weight in
the stirrups, the rider should take
u succession of pulls upon the hit,
one following the other sufficiently
near to obtain cumulative effect.
When the horse appears To yield Ia
the bit advantage should he taken
OF the moment tU prevent his again
extending himself 10y increased rX
ertions on the part of the rider,
whose power should be reserved a>
far rs possible To seize this oppor
tunity. | know of no way to pre-
vent horse from boiling. BN
keeping bis head up with the
snaitlc rein the rider will have great
er command of the horse, but the
Use of severe bits will not deter u
confirmed boiler from indulging his
vicious propensity.
II a horse rearS the rcins should
be loosencd, and ifthr rider Requires
support he should seize the name,
without, however. letting the rcinS
drop from his hands. The spurs
should not he applied while the
horse is rising, but as he comes
down the legs of the rider should
be closed to induce the horse To 20
forward. II the Horse refuses To 30
forward, the rider will fluid the side
of the month with which the horse
is not prepared To resist ny drawing
the relns from right To left, and
holding the rein of that side low he
will pull the horse around, aiding
the hand 10y the application of the
spur on that side Ii when the
horse rears he sinks upon his hind
quarters, the rider should endravor
to leave the horse 10y Selling the
name and throwing himself
aside; and although h. may not he
able 10 clear himself Of the horse,
he will at least avoid coming down
under the saddle.
liza horse is shy at passing an Oh
loct he can generally be made To
proceed by turning his head away.
aud passing him along with the leg
opposite TO the object, as in travtrs
ing. 1t he is young horse, and
does not seem to have known fear,
he will usually face that which has
caused bis alarm if he il allowed to
take as mnch room the way offers.
The rider should avoid as much as
possible taking notice of the horses
fright, as any nervousness on the
paft of the rider will confirm the
hd1sQ3n the, opinion that there is
dHAeee fla horse takes alarm on