Omaha daily bee., 1889-10-07
MASTERING A HORSES MOUTH
The Main Thing in the Education of
the Animal1i
HOW TO TRAIN The COLTS.
The Work Should he Begun when
They Are Six Months stOid-storing
Vegetables for wintcr-Sug-
gestions for Farmers.
The Education OF the Horse. Ill,
Ir.ffIsr far TTts I2sr

Inc Euuc1ttOn Oh the ttOrse.-b,
Written for Tho Bee.
The seat OF the main means for eNer-
cising controlling influence over the
horse is the mouth. Get q governable
mouth and your mastery over the ami
NAL is more than half accomplished.
All horses with bad habits have bad
mouths, and you must give q practical
force to the theory that it is the mouth
to which you are to apply your govern
ing forces before you have succeeded in
gaming right TO ask the horse to
obey your will. Having governed, you
may then proceed to teach, but not
until then. Remember that for every
habit there must be Il separate applica-
ton, and while the bride, which is so
effective in controlling the mouth, is
used in only one way, there are as many
different meanings to be attached to its
use rs there are different habits TO be
cured, or lessons TO be taught. Its use,
therefore, prepares the mouth and head
for the common bride to carry into
effect what is so well begun and to give
practice until the bad habit is broken
up OF the desired new one rendered
permanent. The brldle, to accomplish
so mucn good must, of course, be u
powerful instrument and caution must
be observed not to use 1T to
such an excess as to excite the
animal to anger. Another implement
which we find very serviceable in con
nection with breaking up the bad hab-
its of the horse is the ovcrdraw check.
This valuable implement is very often
used improperly and out OF reason, A
horse's head should never be checked
higher than nature intended.
Take the yankee bride" and give
the horse few strong, lively pulls, to
TX his at ention upon your movements.
Handle him sufficiently in this manner
to cause him to follow you, back, stop,
stand, etc.--in OIher words, exercise
him until you gain perfect submission
and get good control of the mouth.
Having this accomplished, you may
harness and place upon him the safety
lines, which are made rs follows: Take
u common blind bride with the COM
preston or four-ring bit, instead of a
common bit. attach to the loose rings
the overdraw check, the round porti Oh
of the check rein to pass through the
gay runners of the 'overdraw,' the fiat
portion which usually runs to the
check hook to be only about twelve
rein will lie upon the curve of the neck.
The loon which is made on the check
of the "overdraw" by riveting the Nat
strap together at the center, should be
one inch from the center TO the off side.
To this loop attach Il common driving
line, pass it through the off terret in
connection with the rein, the end being
held in your hand. You will readily
see by testing this that if the horse
cringes and attempts to kick, or to run
| away, you can, by pulling upon the ex-
ira line. throw his head in the air in
such a manner as to positively prevent
him raising his heels. This is equally
applicable in double harness. Another
plan Is to use the same means to gain
submission, which are described in at
tending to kicks in single harness.
Then put on harness, and add to your
common head-stall the ''ovcrdraw" ?"
check. Instead of passing the driving
reins through the martingaes, pass
them through the ''overdraw" gag run
| ners, and thence through to the terrets.
Have strap attached to the bit and
have a person go ahead of the horse
about ten feet, with the strap loose,
until the horse attempts to turn,
when he should pull upon him..
You take the lines, pull them through
ble OVcfuftW Chcch gay IulhcfS anu,
standing behind the horse, start him
up, then jerk upon the lines saying
whoa and stop him, then saying get
up you will start him again and re-
| peat the same process in stopping. This
| is to be done with considerable energy
and activity, urging him with the whip
| If he refuses to go, and repeating the
| operation until the horse will start and
| stop at the word of command without
! the use of the lines. Two or thaee les
sons will probably be sufficient when
you will place him along side his mate
IN double harness. You wIll now watch
his movements closely and at the least
attempt to kick you will apply the
safety line vigorously, and after fe "
attempts at kicking he will so far
abandon it as TO be under the control OF
the common driving lines. Be careful
not to tease or annoy u kicking horse.
| Gentleness and quiet treatment accom-
| panied by sure control will always
| effect cure. There are several other
methods used, but space will not permit
descriptio of them. The "Yankce
| bride" is used for all bad habits the
| horse has; when applied to him in
proper form, such as kicking while har.
Messing, bucking, kicking while groom
ing. striking and Kicking while shoe
| inO.