New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-04
IRREGULARITIES OF HORSES
HOW TO CURE BAD HABITS.
From The London Field.


From The London Field
From time to tirne there find place in our columns
questions as to the eradication Of some bad hapit
Sr ss napen en- AS Rave
in connection with several matters ohsr than MORSE
breaking and training, are not effected by me
system but by the man. IT is as most persons WIN
practical knowledge OF horses know almost use,r r
narfcular bad habit unless 1t be some mechanical
remedy which works itself and needs no sn w b i
scceeds in tho hands OF person is attended WIN
failure when put into practice by c seS with one
horse works good result on another, fnough ,rieo
by the same operator. Those with lengthened ex-
perience OF the rougher side OF horse nature are
fectly aware of tho fact that they cannot Apply,
with any chance OF success some cutand-dried RUE
sIons are not unknown either In out Of the stable
a considerable amount of time is usually reaULset t
brought on the bad habit complained OF Is 10 ne
halfway toward getting rid or II; but some pecu,
arties there are which cannot be accounted for AS
Topsy said Of herself II 'spect l growed." 20 DO
horses vices sometimes appear TO come ihio De.ns
6pontaneously; and when once existent II taxes
ppactcal hand to erace them rule of thumb seldom
or brings about the required result Qulte re,
Gently correspondents have asked how TO treat ~
horse which suddenly stops and turns IounI, 90 q,
which viii not turn to the rgnt ana now 10 Ts
most that can be achieved In cases like these Is 70
eimap Instances , leaving the aierst free to modify
the system he may find it necessary.
SOMETIMES TIE DRIVERS FAULT.
For most vices and bad habits there Is a reason,
could we but ind it out; and 1t frequently happens
that horse which leaves the breakers hands IN a
docle state contracts bad habits through some want
sequenly use him When Mr.. Braldwood. the, head
OF the London Fire Brigade was buried AFTER iosIrg
upon "a iire-engine drawn by the horses which had
worked In ire-englnes, and considerable difficulty
foot's pace Their memory told then-memory Is
a horses strong pont-that they were hlrrledly at
last link or buckle fastened they off hard
as they could CO. though when they reached a d tine
~ by the glare the eT Gro a9 Or o
(who may perhaps have a train to CATCH cutting
things too fine They postpone their departure a til
start the horse off at best pace II does not take
front fro door with Rasty departure When the horses
engaged in the musical ride at the Royal Military
charge down the arena, they know that the trumpet
is about to sound the charge: and they are prancns
The. civilians horse learns his lesson, quite a,
quickly; the opening Of the front door, the hurried
the vehicle tell him plainly enough that he must
start at once: and when he has once taken 10 the
trick It is work OF time TO break him Of t. The
WHISTLE and In the old days OF omnibus doors some
q our rsadsr may se T Sc Was IN To-
bear Mazeppa being started on his terrible Journey
se to haHg worked IN While ne e
teams drawing the London coaches soon start quite
handily on hearing the brake taken Off.
SOME CURIOUS ANIMALS.
Some Of our more elderly readers may call 70
mind the riding school kept by Mr.. Hall formerly
riding master in one Of the Household Cavalry regl
ments). at tho lower end of Albany-st; it is now
q furniture-storing place The stud there included
some rather curious animals. one was u black
kicked. and hundreds of beginners have gone over
his head before they knew where they were; but
passed in and out of many hands as perfectly In,
corrigibe. There was simply no holding him; and
tories, only to find himself completely beaten when
he tried to ride his new purchase in the park
band and standing martngale, and the reforma,
ton was complete The martngale was dispensed
band was adhered TO- and the horse was as quiet
the proyerbai sheep and 50 remained until I, ne
pupils and some OF his stud were transferred to
horses popularity not known, and an acct
dent was narrowly averted. but on Mr. Hall being h
had omitted to mention the noseband. There was
no necessity It to be tight so long as the horse
aSpanee' Which V really efrected nothing should
have acted like charm cannot be explained, but
is the story told by Harry Hieover OF some one
buying unknown to himself. a horse which had
rider on the road. On the first occasion his new
owner mounted him n regular fight took place ana
struggle and these differences OF opinion became
so frequent that the owner at one time thought OF
act OF lighting a cigar. when the horse suddenly
stopped and was about TO turn, Inc rlue5d t tha
horse over the nose With his stick. when to his
surprise he gave up trying TO turn ana at bv thee
merest chance the secret or managing inc
previously unruly horse acquired In anNther IN n
stance a horse would always KICK violently, 10 mo
danger OF his attendant. II the DueEet we're tahsll
from him while any water remained N ro 80 vag
though there were no more than half a pint in the
bucket when no began to drink he never o"erea 10
N''N OVERCOMING IDIOsYNCRAsIEs.
Inquiries for hints how to treat horse difficult to
shoe have been printed in these columns anu
with one side TO their mouths have ere row IoIMea
the subject of question and discussion HOW these
tricks first came to be pF SSdry + an IS in eo
sequence OF some ill-treatment Intentional or no.,
y Ss r ans IN e
which are constantly whipped and spurred DO not
SOnrse horse often 6.e the result o.
too many vigorous finishes: but horse Wnich mas
savagng the man who has punished MN tn m, me
attempt on the part OF the horse TO redress grev-
Some horses which viii go quietly enough ugh Wne99
the tails OF q coat touch them others have been
which ysd will try their best when ridden by stable
lad in stable clothes stick their toes Ia the grouna
great number of other peculiarities in horses might
be cited; and though as we have often SAID the pro,
humber have bad habits, which we are inclined to
think arise in the generality Of instances from pc
sided mouth for instance, scarcely come by
nature and It is possible that it is often caused by
| people always riding with hand. Those who
adopt that practice do not commonly turn the hand
so as TO put a direct side pressure on the mouth.
The left hand Ls generally carried toward the left
side and the horse feels the pull Of the left rein:
nut when asked TO go the right he receives the in
dicaon by means OF false aid only-that Is 10 say:
by the pressure OF the left rein on the left side OF
! the neck Then the fact OF a horse nearly always
swerving to the left after refusing fence may pos
sibly arise from the fact of the whip being carried
in the right hand the horse II he swerve at all.
| swerves away from the whip. We do not pretend
TO dogmatze on cause and effect, but the correction
or eradication OF tricks or vice cannot be but an
| interesting subject TO the competent horseman or
| man may pass many pleasant hour In trying 10
| overcome the idiosyncrasles or his mount