The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-24
THE BUCK JUMPER.
THEIR PECULIAR TRAIT IS NATURAL
AMI NOT ACQUIRED.
The Movements by which They Disiocate
Would he Rider Tricks Of the Raiser
Who Has . Col, to s~ii-Rough Riders
of Different 6sunfrie~-


Of Different Countries
"How does il feel TO ride buck
jumper"
Many years ago we asked this ques-
ton Of a well known rough rider or
lrst meeting him.
You'll be surprised when you try.
vas the reply. THE smash of his hoofs
on the ground is what you'll notice
principally Ii comes like "A pistol shot.
and it's enough 10 make your jaws crack
Another thing is that his head goes out
of sight altogether, between his fore
legs. But the real JOB is when he goes
in for side work and tries TO catch his
tail like a young dog. Even If you stick
TO him then. you're lucky II he doesn't
work the saddle over his head. -
-Ycl don't mean without breaking
t'c iii ;hs:r we exclaimed.
- tainly," he replied ASK any
MAJ ! no has broken wild horses whether
b one can't Jump out of the saddle. :
Ii yrl can sit him till the third buck, :
You are supposed TO be able TO sit him.
1T me say that you don't always
get 10 the third.
a. we have sat land also been thrown)
BIZ buck jumpers since then we can IN
dcrse unreservedly every word OF this
authority on the subject. To say one Is
SURPRISED is "A mild term TO employ. On
our first attempt our chief establishment
was It the infinitesimal time IL took TO
reach the ground after the horse began
to Ego TO work
Many who know anything Of riding
in this $50 called) horse loving nation
Of ours will think they have ridden q
buck" often and require no informa-
ton on the subject. BE assured, how
ever. reader, that il is an exceedingly
rare thing. We have known men who
have broken horses ON colonial cattle
stations for go years and have never
seen a real buck jumper.
A reason for this Is the fact. which
all do not know. that only horses Of
certain strains can buck" A vicious
horse NAV rear and fall back on his
rider, or he may roll on the ground and
proceed to devour him-and these hab-
its are no doubt unpleasant and not to
be recommended Tin a child's pony, for
instance). but If he hasn's got the right
breed he will never buck
One of the innumerable popular de-
lusions about horses is that buck jump
ers which are exhibited in public. like
Buffalo Bill's, for instance. have re-
Gel, ed careful training in the art. Any
ore who has broken horses will know
l. at in their wild state they require no
i struction whatever in this direction.
The whole art Of breaking consists in
4 aching them not to buck" This is
Why our colonies supply the buck jump
erg Of the world Time there is money.
AID hands cannot long be spared for
Leaking. The 2-year old is driven into
tie yard (having possibly never seen a
laan hcfore). roped mp. cast. and while
L. is on the ground a saddle and bride
are worked ON to him. A rough rider
is put up. he 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 it. He is by
nature morbidly nervous, and man is a
thing almost unknown till now. The
horrid black object on his back is TO
him the foul fiend inca-nate, and the
first step in breaking he supposes to be
the final dissolution of the universe.
In Australia il used to be no uncom-
mon thing that man who had colt
to sell got him broken in two hours be
fore the sale. The whole process cost
just 10 shillings
The rough rider was hoisted up, and
the colt went through his repertoire Of
oontortions. being occasionally dashed
from behind with stock whip to in
sure all traces Of vice being thoroughly
eradicated. BY the time Of the sale h
was naturally so exhausted that all at
tempts at playing up were tfor tn
time being, Of course) out Of the ques
ton. The mark of the saddle was point
ed out as proof positive that he coul'
be ridden, and he changed hands, guar
anteed thoroughly quiet and broken {
saddle
Unless he was first class rider tn
experience Of the buyer ON mountin
MIN next my Wouiu 70 Dotu uheAPo~'
ed and exhilarating.
Who are the best riders in the worlt
The Australians say they are, and the
are supported by most competent judge
South Americans claim to be as goot
and they are certainly good riders. b.
not SO scientific. They are satisfied
they can stick on and even resort
putting the spurs between the girths 4
q foothold. Australians would scol
such means II good riders, they wi
sit correctly even under the most diff
cult circumstances.
Can buck jumping be curedl 1t CO
not, or rather we should modify Il
statement by saying that II can. II ca
not because buck jumping isan ingram
vice, the result Of fear. and. once learne
il never forgotten. 1t can, like all 9th
vices, be subdued by steady work q
careful handling. but recollect th'
once these are left Of. it may rctul
At all events such reformed" sl
NAL can never be ridden by lady.
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