Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-07-03
NAMES OF VARIOUS PARTS OF HORSE.

greatly hindered by either broken wind
or heaveS.
AdaptabiIity for Specific Work.-A
Horse may possess proper conforma-
ton, be sound, and have good action
yet still not be well adapted for a
specific work; consequently it is very
essential that he be thoroughly exam
ined at the work for which he is
wanted. If the horse is to be used
for heavy hauling or draft purposes,
steady pulling under all conditions is
an indispensable quality. For harness
use the horse should drive promptly
and freely with an easy, rapid gait and
an alert expression, taking just suff1-
Gent hold of the bit to be in hand
without causing the driver to pull on
the lines. The saddle horse should
have an easy, prompt mouth, with
style and graceful carriage.
Vices.-Some horses are difficult to
harness and object to taking the bit
in their mouths; others jump when an
attempt is made to place a saddle or
harness on their backs; while still 9TH
ers offer great deal of resistance to
having the crupper placed under their
tails. If the resistance is due entirely
to heavily muscled and consequent
ly strong tail it may be an indica-
ton of general muscular strength and
tension. While being hitched up or
mounted the horse should stand quiet
ly and should start promptly but quiet
ly on command. For any purpose the
following vices should cause the ami
NAL to be rejected: Baking, backing.
rearing, kicking, striking with the
fOrefeet, or running away. Less i'm
portant vices are: Throwing the head
up or down, shying, soaring, breaking
loose when tied, resting one foot upon
the other, grasping the bit between
the teeth, rolling with the harness on,
or switching the tail over the lines.
Occasionally the last-named vice
causes the horse to kick, in which case
it becomes dangerous.
General Considerations. - Enlarge
merits or scars (due to deformity, un-
usual mishap or uncommon disease)
not conforming to any of those dis
cussed should cause horse to be re-
jected unless the nature of the cause
and the detriment to the value and
usefulness of the animal is self-evi-
dent. Experience gained by examin-
ing large numbers of horses will aid
in quickening the eye and judgment,
thereby making it possible to perceive
readily any unusual condition, but it
should be remembered that a hurried
examination is liable to prove a dis
appointment consequently plenty Of
time should be taken in making the
examination, because time is much
cheaper than money tied up in an I'M
satisfactory horse. In some countries
nine days are allowed by law to the
purchaser in which to learn of the
serious forms of unSoundness or vice
in horse, so that in this country it
would seem fair to allow at least
day for fair trial when practicable.
If possible, get history of the animal,
and while you are about it, get his
tory Of the person having it for sale.
SO many defects may be covered up by
such unfair methods as drugging that
it is a good plan to make purchases
only from those with good regulations.
Horses offered at auction sales should
be thoroughly examined previous to
their being brought into the ring, or
else they should be tried out in COM,
pliance with the rules of the sale be-
fore time for settlement.
Finally, it is well not to form the
habit of seeing only the defects, for
horses, like people, are seldom perfect,
consequently in judging them weigh
the good qualities against the bad. A
horse should be valued by the amount
of service he will perform rather than
by his minor shortcomings.