. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 108 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK. was the expression of the eye, which it would be difficult to describe, and which experience alone could adequately convey to those who wish to understand it; but the other, being readily tested, is within the reach of every one. This consists in the entire flaccidity of the muscles of the neck and liiul)s; and until this is ascertained to have been obtained, the straps should not be entirely removed. "Mr. Rarey's plan of proceeding at this
. The American farmer's horse book; a pictorial cyclopedia of facts concerning the prominent breeds ... Horses. 108 THE AMERICAN FARMER S HORSE BOOK. was the expression of the eye, which it would be difficult to describe, and which experience alone could adequately convey to those who wish to understand it; but the other, being readily tested, is within the reach of every one. This consists in the entire flaccidity of the muscles of the neck and liiul)s; and until this is ascertained to have been obtained, the straps should not be entirely removed. "Mr. Rarey's plan of proceeding at this stage was the following: A second or two after the horse went down, he let him raise his head, and then dragged it down again to the ground b}^ the mane. On re- peating this once, twice, or thrice, the animal would give in as far as. THE HORSE TAMED. that part was concerned; and being rewarded with a pat of the hand, the head remained still on the ground, and that part was 'gentled.' Next removing the leg straps, the fore legs were separately gently rubbed downwards; and on being lifted, and let fall, as if dead, they also were passed as in a similar satisfactory state. The operator then going round by the back, proceeded to gentle the hind limbs; and though, in vicious horses, he sometimes had narrow escapes of being kicked, yet, by his great activity and clever mode of seizing his op- portunity, he always succeeded in keeping out of harm's wa^^ Fi- nally, the operator passed in front of the legs, and performed all the. 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 Darling, Andrew. [from old catalog]. St. Louis, Mo. , Journal of agriculture co
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