. Frank Forester's horse and horsemanship of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Horses; Race horses; Chevaux; Chevaux de course. |« moro tlittn fliroe |n)i<I(! in oii(. half of of the tail grown «'- Sometinios tlio , wliieh is [»t on nil ni«rlit. It butHcMoni longer. Iio tail is lielcl in a it in K(|iiurc'(I with ' than that at il>k's the foatherod nd liavo long tails the dock; this is liii-c. It is of vary- lor. It sometimes The man seizing it cngtli with a knife rough it as a j)air •OSS, with the edge and down as if ho ifc approaches
. Frank Forester's horse and horsemanship of the United States and British provinces of North America [microform]. Horses; Race horses; Chevaux; Chevaux de course. |« moro tlittn fliroe |n)i<I(! in oii(. half of of the tail grown «'- Sometinios tlio , wliieh is [»t on nil ni«rlit. It butHcMoni longer. Iio tail is lielcl in a it in K(|iiurc'(I with ' than that at il>k's the foatherod nd liavo long tails the dock; this is liii-c. It is of vary- lor. It sometimes The man seizing it cngtli with a knife rough it as a j)air •OSS, with the edge and down as if ho ifc approaches the Ties the knife all ill from one jjoint ther. The haire niddlo being the d brushed every auld be wet and > especially when ' soap and water, the hair is want- lies to the right each. On some TIUMMINO THK KAH8. 401 )rHe9 it is made to lie to the right side on the one, and on the otiior, the bare side of the neck being exposed, e, especially ponies, it is the ciiHtoin to bav«> the nnmo learly to the roots, only a few stunips lieiiig left to )endiciilarly. This is termed the hog-nuin»'. It is irely out of fashion. To make a mane lie, the groom wets it sevi'ral times a day; he keeps it almost con- t; when thick, short, and bushy, he pulls away some from tlie under side, that is, from the side to which incli ited to incli When that is not mane inclines, or is wanted to incline, w lien tiiat is Bufficient, ho plaits it into ten or fifteen cords, weaving into each a ])iece of nuitting, and loading the extremity with a littlo lead. After ryuuiining in this state for several days, the phviting is undone, and the mane lies as it is wanted. When it becomes too long or too bushy, a few of the hairs are pidled out. This is often done too harshly, and somo horses have a great aversion to it. In harness hoidcs, that part of the mano which lies directly behind the ears is usually cut away, that the head of the bridle may sit fast. Heavy draught-horses should seldom have either
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