Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-04-14
NEW CHECK REIN THEORY.

] nl Weighing q m rent rArfs % The horse
shile alive. a. hs. found practically that
10 rusd sofk tbs fore .rg. war oat faster
Than the h.ud, ani argues that any means
~ which the weight can b. reduced. viii
b. gala in = PcCuuiAFy point OF view.
he placed = black mare with hsr fore
leEs aud hiud-lsgs on separate weighing
mschinss. sni founi that. when ieft 10
sssume her osn attltuis. she weighed on
the fore scales four nundrvt and sixty
pounds. While her hind quarters drew on.
N thrve handrs,i sni seventy pouuds, the
total we.zAt % ths animal being eight hun.
irvt sud thifty pouuds.
hy depressing the heal - a. 90 bring
thc nosr Ca lsvri With the Chsst. ssveu-
tea pnunts additional w,rc adiei - the
7 nout scses. While thc ralslug 10 that part
I to the height of the withyrs, uAusfcrrsd
tssuty one pounts ID the hindsrmost
/ scales
Again. by raising the check-reln ard
\ drsslng hack thc head ln simiAr way.
seventeen puunds Ssrv transferred from
I tnr fore D. the hind scales Evsfy praCti-
/ ca ho-.smsn kross that horses fore
\ 'rg- sili sufrf iu prupuftion % the weight
i ~hIch L. throwu On then, While their fe-
i uef L. I'm scdIiiuusi sourCs % strain o. The
i h.ui isgs To ffvuChmsn's theory l. that
/ ths chrck rio, prupsfJ adapted, can equal
I 'rr the strain sud make ne hiut ieg- bar
/ thr'r proportion 20 the selght'
Tte above is taken from the Iugf.
I F,a asi Flrr.. paper dsyo'sd 10 ihe
intefrss of horse bfe,ding Oar hrst
thoughi upoa rssiing q ~as. 10 pas u
By a.. a. bssi. ihe airy no,hings of one
~to kno~s his 10 theory i rapidiv 'o.-
/ 80 favor. and thsfsfore Craps Al any
/ preisst ho~e,cf f.msy. of any device.
no matter hos unrcasonablc @ may b..
.o .ong o.. i helps saPPoft his 'oi'efns
/ 'trcy ja.' uFon che punciPle thA' q
/ dr1sn.ng ran gfasps 90 a s'fa~. Bar.
upon sfcoai th1lghi. o. seemci % us %
. need a l't'- aiung Turning % " kN-
Er HoEsf OwNrEs CiCiorhniA, me
. fre exaci uira and nraf.y the exact LAM
saasr ~ ftc ahose B. found. hut. By
. say ~ exT.arA'iln. zoe Cycloi riia fur
thrf says. The value oi sfuhciAily
. ctanging ihe nai4fsl cartiags oi thc h'fse
.o a. 90 make tis bird les. came ioi~afd
arl csrrs rnofr thar their own sharr ~
weight. n ctrfy ir.t ia thafsers. hsck.
ard tafrcs. tof.ss. ~hIlc on The cun'fa-
fv if BEL irlurnus to ftc hunter and ihc
ruc- hor-r. ~hose bad quarters bear the
sreafrsi strain
NJ o. facts warrant che CONCLUSION
hat sny gsin d. dsrs,d by an unuailfal
po.Iu.n btirg forced upon an animal
t.atis much nor than ovcf-balarcci
ty itc rtcesssry pain % ma'' eaust p
Wc claim uot Va sil notice that t.c
rec. uurrdst.ors O., use ite cheek rem
ere ,ef, car,fl.iy ~ofdci and many e.
ceQ'.nns taAen.
TIE h..d -. of the horse. practically.
Dbl ihs proPelns al ihe ioiwaid one'
On. is OBJ a..i,f ln maintaining The equi-
ltu4m Of the horse ihis is Why they
are called upon 90 carry ite larger part
% ttc animals weight Again, ihe &C.
tlL weishi u The horse never eAases
lamen~.s: BE- d. caused By strains Ani
sudden cramps of Js's. ine muscles vt
a.i animal. 80 in lnisln Any annatl-
ral strain pat uPoa any, shrci', IN sone
degree. an ~ taem. by faising TIE neck
io an, srea, extent. tte muse g Of Tue
ars arm e., dfrfvn'.y; The lo~ beaded
horse seusfaliy moves easily. caffics tis
Lad steadily. raise. hls i0fc-ieci only Tar
enough from tte gtoaud io gise free ac-
ton D. them wti'e moving fof~afd 80
thus ttcy afc placed .qufc.y AID hrmil
upon ttc ground. a. each siep ~iiholt
an, unnso..s.fy force Bli dfa~ ihe
sane horse head Upward and "a k~sfd'
~rh ihe ctsck.r,in. and then uo'icc hs
step. Thr & ,- ,si. pfoPsiled by mus
e.e. strained into unnatural aciioa ~ i1e
r-nafuf.l position oi the head and neck.
are raised far higher than osiory, ihr>
c0me ciash.ng do~n ~i'h great iofce all,
80 contend. ar faf mote injured by The
t.ow ttey receive. than they ~oall have
.eel D., the extra weight. 4 allowed 10
keep their beads in natural Posiiio1'
~.afch ttc country thfougn. aud yoa Vii
fad that the lafge msj luiy q horses
~t.ch have gro~n old m constant -rf-
vice. and suii retain much oi their youth
fal ,isof. are tbose that have enjoyed ell
,hs freedom possible While performing
their daily labor Again, nine tenih' oi
The horses hat afe annually retired from
labor upoa pasements. are hose which
have suffered the Constant inhiciion oi
'h- check rein. md nct those alio~ed
perfsct freedom a movement. We can
no, help being hiile cut q Pa'ience
9TH ,bo-e ~ho ~oad ovsr-ruie natures
work and substitute their own hAndi-
work
There l.. great diasrenee in the char
ae,er and disposition q animals lhey
seem de.isned 70 an every place ~herv
their labor ~ll profit mAa And that
Zoo. without exceeding the limits Of nat
IRA fitness There are those horses -
csh.r'y adapted by their makeup ior
d" chargers. hacks. and hArness horses'
and ~ their lofty carriage and proud De.
meanor. caused BY the high position OF
the head and consequently high move.
meats u the hmb.. please the eye ana
an the pockets q the breeder. Ih-re
are also horse. designed in every Nay io'
ro.d.,srs. Sach horses. With hut ie~
EXCEPTIONS. arr rather long. low. and car
uths rex low snd bead little fr~Ard.
- that the no. i the frs, part Of ne
horse that pas.e. q given point. Horses
- built will readily ua'sl loiS distances
every day. Bat check uP their beads
dra. n the no.e. and yoa al once close
he srpas.ages thai lead to,he lungs. and
eauss tke feet 70 b. raised highsr and
Consequently the entire aalmAl mechA1-
IN /. thrown ou, Of Join,. and the horse
.oon war. cut. Notice the dfaagh'-
hor.e -hen be exert. himself 10 move
be.vy load. Although bis neck y eh'
tended and the head thro~a forward
you will say the hind leg. esi'y enough
oi the load. II Is When nece-sl'y or
MA, undertake. 20 make an animsl~hA'
nature has not designsd be should be-
that cruelty begins IL u alike -rong 70
sxpee, toe roadster TO cary himself hse
the charger, or draw the load Of the
d,.ushs. horse. Pa, the heavy-hmoed'
- i,i,,ed- drsusht-horse into the hack