Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-02
SATURDAY. JANUARY 9, 1886.


The riding of a bucking horse on the
street always draws a crowd. We mean
that kind Of q horse which the English.
man described, "who jumps his back
and dukes is 'ead. jumps SC Ugh, and
stiHen is legs till you can't remain in the
seat, you know" That is the kind we
saw Sam vorhies getting on to last We'd
nesday morning. Sam wasn't long get
ting aboard and the cayuse wasn't long
In showing the audience what he could
DO in the way ofhigh and lofty tumbling.
But he always came down feet first, and
Sam always came down on top. You
see Sam was from the COY country and
had straddled that kind Of a layout be-
fure. This jumping stiff-legged is an
accomplishment only possessed by the
western broncho, and 1t is said that 10
horse ever was known to take the
genuine and original step that was
foaled east Of the Missouri river. How
ever this may be, we are inclined to be-
lieve it, for during a good many years Of
pretty intimate association with the
animal, We never yet saw an American
horse of European descent, eve make
an attempt, or even a stagger towards a
stiff legged buck. 1t belongs to the
original mustang, and has been cultivat-
ed by them, and their descendants in
NIL our western territories until they
claim a monopoly Of that gait and have
brought 1t to the highest state Of per.
fiction. Our American horses seem to
recognize the trademark and are too
high-minded to infringe upon their
patent.
The movements Of the buckine
broncho when he Is getting in his work
In the highest style Of the art, cannot be
said to be the poetry Of motion. and
were it not for the fact that he dukes
his 'ead and Jumps his back, he would
look more like an animated saw-buck
tossed OH a blanket A nearer approach
however, dispells that allusion, and yo,
see by the rolling Of his eyes. the no
breath from his nostrills, and the quiv
ering Of every fibre Of his muscle that
however much fun it may be for tn,
bows, !, is to him a serious matter, h,
has evidently got al idea into his heat
that the round heads have entered int
a consp racy to kill him. and he is no
only struggling for his liberty but il
fighting for his life. For this reason ".
must descent from the common cowbo,
method of breaking these bronchos. foJ
as much as We admire fine horseman
ship, we still contend that the process o
yoping a wild colt, checking him dow
and chincking on your saddle, an,
mounting him while he is scarced al
most to death is not the best plan.
Poor Rarey is dead and gone, bn'
his theory and practice for breakin,
horses was after all the only true prin
ciple. 1t may be briefly told thus: Ge'
and maintain perfect mastery Of your
horse at all times 30 that you can make
him come to you. If he rebels, throw
him down and hold him awhile, speak
ing TO him the while in the softest and
kindest tone, never strike him, never
sven make q quick or abrupt motto:
around him at any time. This humble'
his pride, dispe!ls his fear that you arr
trying 10 kill him, secures his con1denc,
and in a short time he is perfectly will
ing to do what you want him to do, an,
instead Of having always . burkin,
broncho, you have a horse on which
you are not afraid to take your girl L
ride. Try it, boys, il is the better way