Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-13
HOW TO GLITCH up.
The Proper Appointments for Various
Kfnda Of TurnOuts.
From the Rider and Driver

The Proper Appointments for Various
Kinda Of TurnOuts.
From the Rider and Driver.
Mr.. Mortimer lowering of Lafayette Ind,
lie doing good work for the cause of i'm
provement in the art Of turning out horse
men 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 under
taken to compass and also of how primary
must be instruction in matters Of this kind
among our good people of those parts of
the country remote from the centers of
accepted standards may be obtained from
the following: The writer has been asked
to give few general requirements in APP
pointments.' This is not done in a spirit Of
criticism, but as a guidance In the future
in similar exhibitions. Riding horses are
divided into four different classes-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-country, fence, wall
and water jumper. In all cases use bride
and saddle of the same color, with a black
bride. black saddle; with a tan (russet
leather) bride, a tan saddle, and make
them same shade Of color: do not have one
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 a plain bit
each controlled by separate reins. Russet
or black leather is Indispensable, except
in nigh school class where white NAV be
used. All bits and buckles should be of
the same color of metal: martingaIes are
not permissible. While riding the bride
reins must be held in the left hand and the
whip in the right. If horse pulls or Jugs
SO hard on the bits as to require the use
of both hands to hold ii in control, II is
considered bad hammered and should be
better broken For training a horse to
Fave an easy mouth ii is well to put on IL
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 used, hold those to
curb bit under little finger and over first
ringer, 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 shoulders
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
nigh 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 IS degrees Just over the
horses withers, and about three inches
from the riders body at the belt line
s:tfon or parallel with and on the under
SIDE OF the arm; such is cowboy, Missouri
and Mississippi style. 1t was a fault ex
inbred by few of the gentlemen riders
Dut very little criticism is to be made upon
the riding done by the young ladies'"