The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-06-20
EDUCATION OF ANIMALS
Training Horses and Dogs for the Police Department
of Buenos AyTes
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lAHRgR lean countries. In Ar
G98 gentine nearly everybody
keeps one or more horses. The
women of Argentine are distin-
guished as graceful horse women.
Many of the women make use of
mems saddles and display great
skill in the management of the
most unruly horses. The trappings
are often very costly. The head
gear, bride and crupper are large
ly composed of finely wrought sill.
yer rings linked together. The
saddle is embroidered with gold
lace and the holster is inlaid with
gold.
The stirrups are frequently the
richest portion of the trapping.
They are made of carved wood,
pyramidal in shape, about twelve
inches high and as broad at the
base. The edges of the stirrups
are trimmed with silver, and there
is a silver bell at the top with a
ring through which the straps are
passed. The silver alone on one
pair of stirrups and one saddle, es-
pecially made and presented to a
distinguished visitor, was valued
at 81 500. The silver ornaments
weighed 40 pounds and the decora-
tons on the saddle correspondent in
richness. The spurs used were
from Peru and according to old
custom they must contain pound
and a half of silver.
The bride, the bit and snaff1e
are in one piece and the reins are
brought together through a ring,
to which the long riding whip is
also fastened. The head band and
reins are composed of narrow slips
of untanned calf or sheepskin
plated together and ornamented
with silver buckles.
The trapping of a Peruvian
horse is incomplete without the
halter, which is ornamented with
silver the same as the bride. The
halter strap is wound around the
front bolster of the saddle and is
used for fastening the horse when
ever the rider dismounts instead of
using the reins. At first sight a
foreigner is apt to regard the
equipment of a Peruvian horse as
superfuous and burdensome but
is soon convinced of their utility,
and when the eye becomes familiar
to them they have a pleasing
effect.
The Peruvian horse is more
elegantly formed than most of the
South American horses, being
about fourteen hands high with a
wide chest and large head with
small pointed ears and fiery eye.
Its neck is short and muscular
while its legs are rather slender.
1t is spirited, docile and enduring.
The race is preserved in its purity
on many plantations and the ami
mails are fostered with great care
but as a rule, l have been told,
the Peruvians who ride long dis
tances take very little care of their
mounts.
The Peruvian horse is generally
a natural amber and if not so they
are taught by the use of hobbies.
There are several varieties of the
Peruvian amble or pace and the
most approved is called the Paso
Lano, (which we Americans would
call a rocking pace, " only with a
more peculiar motion of the front
feet than what our pacing horses
have. The paso lano" is very
rapid and gives the rider no jolting
motion. A well trained horse may
safely be ridden by a young child,
the motion being so gentle and
regular that the rider can carry q
cup of water in his hand without
spilling drop and at the same
time going at q high rate of speed.