. Cross country with horse and hound. Fox hunting; Horses. VIII HANDS pullers: how they are made — proper position of hands — how to hold the reins hands when jumping lY good " hands" is meant that sensitiveness of touch in the manipulation of the reins which pulls not an ounce more than is actu- ally needful. It is an axiom of the hunting- field that " Pulling hands make pulling horses," or " A dull hand makes a dull ; " I never pull at my horse's mouth," says a friend of mine, " but all my horses are pullers. I don't under- stand ; T
. Cross country with horse and hound. Fox hunting; Horses. VIII HANDS pullers: how they are made — proper position of hands — how to hold the reins hands when jumping lY good " hands" is meant that sensitiveness of touch in the manipulation of the reins which pulls not an ounce more than is actu- ally needful. It is an axiom of the hunting- field that " Pulling hands make pulling horses," or " A dull hand makes a dull ; " I never pull at my horse's mouth," says a friend of mine, " but all my horses are pullers. I don't under- stand ; The trouble with my friend is that he is dull of touch. When he shakes hands with you he nearly crushes your bones, yet he is entirely unconscious of doing so. I have often remonstrated with him, but, I fear, to no purpose. Ladies shun him rather than endure the ordeal of a grip of his unfeeling paw. Touch is a question as much for horsemen as for pianists, and almost as difficult to attain in perfection by one as by the other. In horsemanship we can learn from the lady rider a most valuable lesson. Her. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peer, Frank Sherman. New York : C. Scribner's sons
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