The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-12-10

tnil hAo jung uoe. A@'S- :.
to him then. you're lucky II he doesnt
work the saddle over his head. "
You don't mean without breaking
the cir ths?" we exclaimed.
Certainly" he replied. ASK any
man who has broken wild horses whether
a bad one can't Jump out Of the saddle.
II you can sit him till the third buck,
you are supposed to be able to sit him,
at let me say that you don't always
get to the third.
As we have sat land also been thrown)
by buck jumpers since then we can In
dorse unreservedly every word Of this
authority on the subject. To say one is
surprised is a mild term 10 employ. On
our first attempt our chief establishment
was at the infinitesimal time it took to
reach the ground after the horse began
to go TO work
Many who know anything Of riding
in this ESQ called) horse loving nation
Of ours will think they have ridden .
'buck" often and require no informa-
tion on the subject. Be assured. how
ever, reader. that IL il an exceedingly
rare thing. We have known men who
have broken horses on colonial cattle
stations for 20 years and have never
seen . real buck jumper.
A reason for this 10 the fact. which
all do not know, that only horses Of
certain STRAINS can "buck." A vicious
horse may rear and fall back ON his
rider, or be may roll on the ground and
proceed to devour him-and these hab-
its are no doubt unpleasant and not to
be recommended lin . child's pony. for
instance), but IL be hasn's got the right
breed he will never buck"
One of the innunerable popular de-
lusions about horses is that buck jump
ers which are exhibited in public, ike
Buffalo Bills, for instance. have re-
ceived careful training in the art. Any
one who has broken horses will know
that in their wild state they require NO
Instruction whatever in this direction.
The whole art Of breaking consists in
eraching them not to buck" This 10
Why our colonies supply the buck jump
eSs Of the world. Time there 10 money,
and hands cannot long be spared for
breaking. The 2-year old 10 driven into
the yard (having possibly never seen q
man beforel roped up, cast, and while
be IL ON the ground saddle and bride
are worked on to him. A rough rider
10 put up. be drives the spurs well
home, and there You have an inveterate
buck jumper for life.
Put yourself In the horses place, and
you will hardly wonder at IL. He il by
nature morbidly nervouA and man 10 q
thing almost unknown till now. The
horrid black object on his back IL r.
him the foul heno incarnate. and the
fint step In breaking he supposes to b
the final dissolution Of the universe.
In Australia IL used to be no uncom
mon thing that man who had . coll
: to sell got him broken in two hours be
fore the sale. The whole process oos
r Just 10 shillinga
The rough rider was hoisted up, AND
the colt went through his repertoire o
{ contortions. being occasionally lashet
from behind with . stock whip TO in
sure all traces Of vice being thorough,
eradicated BY the time Of the sale b.
was naturally 20 exhausted that all ct
tsmpts at playing mp" were (for tn
time being, Of course) ont Of the ques
ton. The mark Of the saddle was point
\ Cd ont a. proof positive that hs coul'
be ridden, and be changed hands, guar
anteed thoroughly quiet and broken
saddle.
Unless b was . nEst class rider Oh
experience Of the buyer ON mountin
him next day would be both unexpect
cd and exhilarating.
Who are the best riders In the world
The Australians say they are. and the
are supported BY most competent judges
/. South Americana claim TO Be - good
and they are certainly good riders. bu
not 20 scientific. They are satis6ed
they can stick ON and even resort I
r, putting the spurs between the girths fc
IN footiold. Australians would soor
such meana II good riders, they wi
10 cit correctly even under tho most diff
cult circumstances
Can buck jumping b. curedi II Cal
not, or rather We should modify thi
statement By saying that IL can. IL car
notbccause buck jumping isan ingraine
vioe, the result. Of fear, and. once Learned
10 never forgotten. Il can, like all oths
vices. b subdued BY steady work an
CAREFUL handling. but recollect tina
once these are left Oh. IL may return
At all events such reformed" On
NAL can never b ridden by . lady.
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