The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-21
HOW no "HITCH UP"
The Proper Appointments For Vari-
GUS Kinds of TurnOuts.
From the Rider and Drive.

from the Rider and Driver.
Mr.. Mortimer lowering of Lafayette,
Ind, is doing good work for the cause OF
Improvement in the art Of turning out
horsemen and horsewomen in good form,
by writing a series of articles on various
phases Of the subject for the Indianapolis
News. An idea of the detail he has UNI
dertaken to compass and also to how pri-
mary must be instruction in matters of
this kind among our good people of those
parts of the country remote from the CEN
ters of accepted standards may be OBJ
tanned from the following: The writer
has been asked to give a few general re-
quirements in appointments This is not
done in spirit of criticism, but as a
guidance IN the future in similar exhibit
lions. Riding horses are divided into four
different ciasses-the gated saddle horse,
the ideal in the writer's opinion; the
walk, trot and canter horse Eastern
park idea; the high school horse, circus
and exhibition idea; the hunter horse
cross-cCuntry, fence. wall and water
jumper. In all cases use bride and saddle
OF the same color, with a black bride
a black saddle; with tan (russet leather
bride, tan saddle, and make them same
shade Of color; do not have one a light
shade and the other darker from age or
use. Brides for gated horses may be
single or reins, with curb bits, but the
preference in all classes is the double bril-
die, with two bits, a curb and plain bit
each controlled by separate reins. Rus
set or black leather is indispensable. ex.
oept in high school class where white
may be used.
All bits and buckles should be of the
same color Of metal; martngales are not
permissible. While riding the bride reins
must be held in the left hand and the
whip in the right. If a horse pulls or Tugs
so hard on the bits as to require the use
Of both hands to hold 1t in control. IL Is
considered bad hammered and should be
better broken. For training a horse to
have an easy mouth it is well to put on
it an appliance called the dumb jockey
When single rein is used hold the near
rein under the little finger and the off
rein between the first and second fingers
When double reins are used hold those to
curb bit under little finger and over first
finger, and the reins of the plain bit be-
tween first and second, and third and
fourth fingers Keep the hand near and
in front of the belt line, the elbows close
to the side, without Struggling the shout
ders, and while the horse Is in motion do
not let daylight show now and then under
the arms. For whips, in all cases except
the high school class carry crop sticks
without lashes, except in the hunter
class. Carry it in your right hand with
about five inches of the whips handle in
front of the closed hand. 1t should be held
at an angle of As degrees, just over the
horses withers, and about three inches
from the riders body at the belt line
Never carry a whip in perpendicular DO
sition or parallel with and on the under
side Of the arm; such is cowboy, Missouri
and Mississippi style. 1t was a fault ex-
hibted by a few of the gentlemen riders,
but very little criticism is to be made upon
the riding done by the young ladies'"