The Red Cloud chief., 1881-01-20
The Horses Punishment,

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A HORSE appreciates a comfortable
fitting harness rs much as he does a
properly-titted shoe. The latter. when
SCI too tight, or with a nail driven into
or 90 near the sensitive tissues, pro-
duces positive lameness. Under this
condition of things he is promptly taken
to the shop for relief. But he NAV
suffer nearly or quite as much from the
chatting of q badly fitted collar or a mar
row belly-band, drawn too tight. Or
from a check-rein shortened up so a. %
form of itself one of the severest of pun
ishments. Either of these conditions
will produce re~stiveness in the dullest
brute, and in the Ease of an animal of
nervous temperament, and having a
thin sensitive skin. he is liable TO be-
come frantic, the obtuse owner or
driver seldom approaching the origin
ot the difficulty.
No greater evidence car be advanced
to establish n horses entire submissive
ness than his willingness to pull against
the collar with a portion of the breast
surface denuded of its skin. and show
ing the highest possible state of sensi-
bilIty. The average horse will do this.
shrinking at every step. Ahorse learns
to dread the approach of the master or
driver with harness in hand. If this has
previously been a sourc OF torment. or
even discomfort. A horse properly
handled for a period. in a well-ntted
harness. then CHANGING to fall into the
hands of n bungler, viii at once detect
the undue tightness or looseness of the
strap, and will not settle down to his
usual gait contentedly, while the irregu-
larity remains. A spirited horse NAV,
under such an irritating influence. do
from downright fear what may be
wrongly charged TO viciousness. HEAVY
strokes of the whip may fall upon the
irritated beast only to be followed BY
evil results.
Among the everyday torments to
which the horse is subjected we will
enumerate the following: /. Abraded
breast 2. Infiamed back from defect
i've saddle or harness pad. 8. Sore
mouth from 8 too tight gag-rein, a Sc
we're bit, CT both. 4. A sore tail from
too tight or illy-made crupper. S. An
abrasion under the body. caused By q
too tight Or badly-ftted belly band. s.
Irritation Of the ewes from binders be
ing strapped too close together. or on
the other hand being allowed TO swing
around first striking one eve and then
the other. z. 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 st every motion. s. The excess
i've fatigue of all the structures Of the
meek under the influence Of the bearing
rein The bearing rein. il made taut,
and kept so for any considerable length
of time. is a source Of great discomfort
to al horses. and an insuferable tor
ment 70 many. A tauf rein can be used
with entire propriety on horses Of fne
easy uP-carriage. especially while In
motion; but II the muscles and bony
structure of the neck extend forward
horizontally from an upright shoulder.
rather than striking out from q sianting
shoulder, then the most intense suffer
ing viii be inflicted BY s.raining the
neck up to an angle entirely unnatural
TO the animal. especially If this strain
be long kept up- To strain . culprit
up by the thumbs til only his toes
touch the ground is~certainiv one of the
admissible p~unishmenfs that
can be inflicted upon mortal. and III.
is undoubtedly akin 20 II in
It's extreme application RS1soxsegs
Farmer.