The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-01-10

sn'oe-"ow te Match Horsss-Th.
"~'"es~ > sc'encs In ltselE
1ne value OF well-masched teams ovc,
eareiessiy matched. especially carriage
teams, Il not generally given much ~
,lngen' thought The matter was se-y
c.ear'y placed before me recently. saws
~. T. Hines In National stockman.
want 70 show you one OF span o.
horses which have purchased. IL YOU
nave time now come around "a the
stable It's Int step" Thus smoke !
'rieha. prosperous jeweler. who has !
great love for and good understanding
OF trotters and roadstcrs. Going 10 ths
stable was shown grandly built bay.
VITA straight back, clean limbs, . fins
mead and beautiful black name and tail.
~ can mate this fellow can sell the
span Tor thousand easily" said tbe
leweler. 'But where Is his mate2
You said you had purchased ! span. '
: was then given : little lesson In
matched teams.
The span in question had beep mn
cnaseo by wealthy woman, whose
soachman knew nothing Of the art Of
handling horses. The span were OF the
same weight, stood the same HEIGHT.
ana nad the same black points. They
were called well-matched span, but
they were not. The one possessed
straight back; the others was inclined
70 sway One was four inches loncer
rom center OF the breast to tail than his
mate and as for their heads they were
ainerent In outline. Then the mate 10
.ne one shown me was. previous to be-
ing matched. driven single, and when
sold had not been accustomed 10 tho
double harness. The coachman knew
90 little Of his business that be could not
make the horse keep in place. The horse
was cranky and nervous. and the natural
result was runaway.
VI course after that the woman offered
the span for sale. She had paid 500 n
cold cash for them and accepted OF the
leweler $500 worth OF diamonds for them.
lie saw they were poorly matched, and
sold the poorer one to q grocer for $3.50
and kept the better. He Is now on the
lookout for a perfect mate. and as he
has a standing offer Of 81. 900 for the
span, once he gets a satisfactory mate.
he can afford to pay $500 for such q horse
and make handsome profit.
Matching horses is q science OF itself.
II Is not enough TO get horses OF the
Same general looks. IL first-class prices
are wanted. 1t took friend and myself
? year TO find just the mate for hand
some carriage horse. In the meantime
We saw hundreds Of animals OF which
nifty might have been selected that
would make fair mates. In matching.
the eye Of the true horseman is suf-
ncient but the Inexperienced must de-
pend good deal on the tape line. Meas
ure from the top Of the head to withers.
from this point to the top OF the hips
md from here to the root OF the tail.
Measure the length of the legs from
!oint to joint, the length Of the head, the
distance between ears and eyes, the cir
sumference Of the body over the withers
Ind around the TANKS. Then measure
The distance to the ground from the top
d the head when elevated to its full OK.
lent, and don't forget 70 measure the
stride. After these measurements have
been satisfled see II the horses are
matched In gait II not try to overcome
he difficulty, for that Is an important |
natter Once get pair we'll matched /
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