Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals . OOK OF HORSEMANSHIP. {From the Chicago Horseman, Chicago, Saturday, February 14, 1885.) Merit Recognized.—On Saturday night last, at Greniers Garden, brought a ten weeks engagement to a pleasant close. During thatperiod, nightly he has lectured on the horse, educated him, trained him,cured him of evil tricks, and demonstrated that the horse is an intelligentanimal to be educated, not abused, to be trained, not kicked. At the con-clusion of the first part of the entertainment, Mr. E. B. Abercromb
Hand-book of Horsemanship and the habits and diseases of the horse and other animals . OOK OF HORSEMANSHIP. {From the Chicago Horseman, Chicago, Saturday, February 14, 1885.) Merit Recognized.—On Saturday night last, at Greniers Garden, brought a ten weeks engagement to a pleasant close. During thatperiod, nightly he has lectured on the horse, educated him, trained him,cured him of evil tricks, and demonstrated that the horse is an intelligentanimal to be educated, not abused, to be trained, not kicked. At the con-clusion of the first part of the entertainment, Mr. E. B. Abercrombie, onbehalf of numerous admirers, stepped into the ring and in a few appropriateremarks presented the professor with a valuable horseshoe set with leaves Chicago with the warm wishes of a very large circle of friends andadmirers. Prof. Gleason has achieved a success that no other man can claim, show-ing in Chicago, 111., for ten weeks, giving seventy-two exhibitions to overone hundred and fifty thousand persons, handling two hundred and sixteenhead of vicious On the Training of Horses for Trotting. The horse should be in good flesh. He should be driven moderately, withMalking exercise every morning of about five miles. Before going intoquarters, give him a brush, for one hundred yards, at the top of his speed,and one or two miles of moderate driving, sufficient to sweat him; then rubdry with rubbing rags, light rubbing is the best, just enough to dry the hair. HAND-BOOK OF HORSEMANSHIP. 21 Hard rubbing on the bones or cords causes soreness. Rub the flesh andmuscles well to harden them. When driving to sweat, put on two thickwoollen blankets, and drive at full speed two miles. Then turn down thehood, or neck cover, and scrape the head and neck well, and rub dry ; thencove^i dry, and continue the same over the whole body, rubbing lightly andonly enough to dry the hair. Then put on nice dry covering, and let himstand. Sweating often in this way will weaken
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