The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . a place, nor bowto get out of it. Tbat be may take it as quietly as possible, seetbat tbe sbed is entirely free from dogs, cbickens, or anytbingtbat would annoy bim. Tben give bim a few ears of corn,and let bim remain alone fifteen or twenty minutes, until behas examined bis apartment, and become reconciled to bisconfinement. While be is eating, see tbat yourbaiter is ready and all rigbt, and de-termine for
The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . a place, nor bowto get out of it. Tbat be may take it as quietly as possible, seetbat tbe sbed is entirely free from dogs, cbickens, or anytbingtbat would annoy bim. Tben give bim a few ears of corn,and let bim remain alone fifteen or twenty minutes, until behas examined bis apartment, and become reconciled to bisconfinement. While be is eating, see tbat yourbaiter is ready and all rigbt, and de-termine for yourself tbe best mode ofoperation. Always use a leatber hal-ter, and be sure to have it made sotbat it will not draw tight around bisnose if he pulls on it. It sbould be oftbe rigbt size to fit bis bead easily andnicely, so tbat tbe nose-band will notbe too tight or too loose. Never putf a rope halter on an unbroken colt,BRIDLE WITH A WOODEN GAG- uudcr auy circumstanccs wbatever. BIT FOR CONQUERING VICIOUS _^ , , , , , HORSES. Hope halters have caused more borses to hurt or kill themselves than would pay for twice tbe costof all the leatber halters that have ever been used for the. rareys method op taming horses. 359 purpose of breaking colts. It is almost Impossible to breaka colt that is very wild with a rope halter, without having himpull, rear, and throw himself, and thus endanger his life; andthis, because it is just as natural for a horse to try to get hishead out of anything that hurts it, or feels unpleasant, as itwould be for you to try to get your hand out of a fire. Thecords of the rope are hard and cutting; tlus makes him raisebis head and draw on it, and as soon as he pulls, the slip noose(the way rope halters are always made) tightens, and pincheshis nose, and then he will struggle for life, until, perchance, hethrows himself. But this is not the worst. A horse that hasonce pulled on his halter can never he as well broken as onethat has never pulled at all. Befor
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