"Centaur" : or The "turn out," a practical treatise on the (humane) management of horses, either in harness, saddle, or stable; with hints respecting the harness-room, coach-house, &c. . ptin good repair. It is a very bad plan to leave vehiclesexposed to the weather ; they should, therefore, be keptunder cover when not in use, as the sun not only spoilsthe paint and varnish, but shrinks the wood to such anextent as to render travelling in a carriage long exposed,dangerous, as not unfrequently after long exposure to thesuns rays, the tires become loose. For this reason it isnever safe to purcha
"Centaur" : or The "turn out," a practical treatise on the (humane) management of horses, either in harness, saddle, or stable; with hints respecting the harness-room, coach-house, &c. . ptin good repair. It is a very bad plan to leave vehiclesexposed to the weather ; they should, therefore, be keptunder cover when not in use, as the sun not only spoilsthe paint and varnish, but shrinks the wood to such anextent as to render travelling in a carriage long exposed,dangerous, as not unfrequently after long exposure to thesuns rays, the tires become loose. For this reason it isnever safe to purchase a second-hand carriage, as it notunfrequently is exposed in open yards and places without i I i t t any cover from the sun, and before it can be made soundand comfortable a greater expense has to be incurred thanwould have purchased a substantial new carriage. It isno uncommon thing for old ram-shakle traps to be paintedup and sold—a bargain ! but the unfortunate purchaserfinds, after spending pounds upon it without being able tomake it comfortable and secure, that the bargain is anythingbut a bargain to him, and is very glad to sell it for verymuch less than he eave for I I, JIBBING, Good words are better than bad strokes. Shakespeare says— We cannot all be masters ;—therefore if it should happen, as it sometimes does,particularly with strange horses, that the animal be un-doubtedly master of the position for the time, and will notgo forward, brute force should never be resorted to bythe driver, it not only being as a rule labour in vain, butserious risks are involved, particularly in streets andcrowded thoroughfares, as the horse is very apt to rear andplunge, and sometimes to suddenly bolt, after backingthrough shop fronts, and overturning the occupants of thevehicle. On a horse becoming stupid in the shafts, theholder of the ribands, if an amateur, should first ask himselfthe question—Is it my bad driving ? A new purchase thathad previously been handled with
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