Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-01

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sADDLING.
much Of the colt for a few minutes be
should slip the saddle gently over him,
place it squarely upon his back. slip
the girths quietly from the top Of the
saddle, and in girthing him he must be
careful not to draw too tightly at first.
Nothing frightens a colt mor than
straining him round the middle sudden.
ly. The breaker must never hurry nor
do anything clumsily, but move about
the colt with ease and confidence, and
he will soon grow familiar with the
appearance and feeling of the saddle.
1t should be frequently put on and
taken off his back, first from n side
and then from the other, and when he
becomes thoroughly accustomed to this
the flaps of the saddle should be beaten
very gently at first to familiarize him
with noise like the swinging Of straps
and rafting of irons.
After training the colt with the feel
ing of the saddle for three or four con-
secutive days he should receive lessons
in turning to the bit. This is best &C.
complished by walking close to his
side-the zeal side-and reaching the
right hand well over the withers to use
the off rein, while the left Is worked
by the other hand, making him move
backward and forward and turn In all
directions.
The colt should be led in the open a
few days by a long rein attached to the
front cavesson ring. He should be TAX
en- along pubic highways, so that he
may become familiar with objects on
the road.
Many colts are frightened to pass
swiftly driven vehicles and "scorch-
ing cyclists. From the number of b.
| cycles now being ridden over the pub
| lie roads, together whistle phenome-
nal appearance of an occasional motor
car, the passing of those objects quiet
Nv by horses is an important and essen
tial point in their early training.
In addition to the ordinary breaking
harness, it is a capital plan to fix q
chain to the crupper just above the
colts quarters. The chain should be
about eight feet long, so that 1t Will
hang about a foot beneath the tanks OF
the colt on either side of him. 1t will
daugle and play about his legs and
tanks by the motion Of his body and
will have a tendency to remove any
ticklishness that may be about him. A
pair of common farm mouth bags
should be tied together, fixed In the
renter of the saddle and suspended as
far as the feet CT the rider will reach.
They should be filled with some heavy
matcrial-corn or turnips will do-and
their weight, pressing against the sides
of the colt. has an excellent e1ect IN
preparing him for the pressure OF the
riders legs.
The colt should frequently be driven
round in a circle. first to the right ana
then to the left, and never too long at
a time. In this way it is easy to give
him plenty of exercise before ne can
no ridden. He should be sent round
at u trot and a canter, sweating him a
little. but not firing him. In running
him to the left the right hand rein can
he used as a whip If necessary, ana
vice versa in running to the right. Inc
breaker should always stop the colt
when the direction of his course Is re-
versed and induce him to walk close
nm. when he should be encouraged py
fondling and kind. assuring words. he
will learn this almost sooner than any
thing else if he is kindly treated. Ing
reoson for stopping him when mis-
course is reversed Is to prevent MIN
running one action into another ano
confusing his PAGES. Walking tfov
fling. cantering and galloping are al
distinct PAGES and should be lone sepa'
rately. -,
The halter should always be lett OF
tho head of the colt below the bridie
rho halter shank should pass between
The fore legs and be securely hxeo q
Tho saddle girtns. and when the COL
throws up his head the pressure come
mon his nose, which does not cneci
him an severely as when the strap II
attached to the rings of the DIT. LII
driving reins should be ten yards lone
md they should pass from the colt
mouth along through the stlrrups' -
stirruns should always be fixed to Tn
gIrths to prevent them being displaced
n,bon the reins are drawn upon II
this manne the driver can lever u
reins round the hind quarters OF Tn
colt and wheel him about in all olrec
lions with the greatest ease.
when the colt has been driven aoou
+bo fields and roads for a few days. u
should be mounted. While we recon
mend mounting proper in the open, !
e we'll to accustom the colt to tn
weight and appearance Of the rider y y
the stall. The colt should be turned =
.he stall and loosely fixed to the plila
r,nos on either side. The breaker mus
work quietly about him for some tl ,ae
catching the saddle by the r'gnt s
ond lean the weight of the BODY upc,
g. He should insert the left foot =
the stirrup, taking it out and put.lns ~
IN often, 50 as to get the colt to ar
derstand what the noise means wns,
no hos learned this in the STALL ne WI
remember It In the open and WI! ~ ~
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