The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03

Seth Craig. a Philadelphia ridinl
master. lately talked with q reporter
about his business.
"How do You start with horse sen
to you TO be trained for use under the
saddle?" the reporter asked.
'ln training the difficult matter Is tc
discover the resisting muscles and &c
overcome their resistance. Those ART
the Jaw. che neck and the hind legs, and
Of thesc the trainer must possess com
ple.o control. The heavy bearing OF q
horse upon his bit originates from on,
or all OF these three points, and can bt
obviatcd with proper and careful train
ing. II the horse bears uncomforably,
that Is, pulls uneaslly on the bit, II Il
caused by the jaw; II more than slight
ly. but not rs uncasily, tho result L
from the neck and jaw and sometime,
from the hind quarters. Tho latter ],
the chief foundation Of resistance. caus
ing the horse to pull with unrestin2
power. which. II not overcome, becomes
uncomfortable. To this can be attrib
uted the many runaways, and tis essen
tial that tho muscles I have named
should be under tho control of the
rider"
"Do you think that training adds Il
the physical improvement Of tho. horse
and lcngthens his lifcp"
Most assuredly. A horse In balance
will wear twice as long rs one that
throws most Of his weight forward on
his fore legs. When well balanced by
trimming the machinery OF the animal
works easily and uniformly. Suppose
you start your horse to travel six mites
an hour. He ough. TO expond jus,
enough physical power to make that
speed; but II. rs generally happens with
n spirited mount, he has 70 be re-
strained, he wears himself rs much rs
il his speed was actually ten miles an
hour. Formerly we had no means ol
holding him in. and when we put on a
seycro curb.bit his center Of gravity
was In front and the curb was OF little
use. Thus we aim to make the horse
carry his burden so that 1t will fall
principally upon the hind quarters. aud
this Is n matter Of Intelligent training"
"What arc the popular galtsP"
"a good. wcll.formed and uniform
horse Il like good piece OF machinery.
lie may DO worn good deal. but he
will still work rs well as ever In spite oi
years. But when any ono part gives
out the whole machine Is gone. Thus
|, Is our aim to equalIze the work OF the
horse. 80 that mono Of his organs may
do an undue share. Tho saddle horse
of the present day walks. trots and can.
tcrs. The walk and trot are generally
used. few who are considered good rid
crs allowing their horses to ,anter."
"How do you teach horse to walkf'
"He must first be brought into bal.
ancc. and be taught 10 give up tho 70.
slstance OF the neck and jaws. When
this Is done. and he has mounted, the
gentle pressure OF the riders legs will
excite him TO 60 forward, while he J,
restrained BY the rcins. When you
restrain him thus you expect him q
either stop or 60 on moro slowly. II
you urge him on with your legs OF
touch him with tho spur or whip. you
expect him TO 60 faster. Now. II you
urge him on. you restrain him slightly
at the same time you will cause him q
gather himself up, stop more quickly
and moro actively and bring his hind
legs under his body. Whom his hind
legs arc well under he has better com
msnd Of himself, and his front legs arr
relieved from tho superabundant STUN
bic. His back Is stronger, because hi
carries his riders weight on his hind
legs rather than on his back. Tho Eng
lish use long saddle, put well back,
to accomplish what we do by training
To have horse we'll trained ho should
first be taught with bit before being
mounted. cd.-Philatieiphio Times.