. The horse in the stable and the field: his management in health and disease ... with an essay on the American trotting horse, and suggestions on the breeding and training of trotters. Horses. THE HORSE ON HIS KNEES. 135 the horse, and allow the knees to reach it without tha intended protection. When, therefore, there is no tanned riding-school, ot other similar surface, at command, a good solid bed of manure (which is always to be had wherever horses are) should be spread a foot thick at least, and over this clean straw may be laid. To return to the subject of the operation, whom we left wit
. The horse in the stable and the field: his management in health and disease ... with an essay on the American trotting horse, and suggestions on the breeding and training of trotters. Horses. THE HORSE ON HIS KNEES. 135 the horse, and allow the knees to reach it without tha intended protection. When, therefore, there is no tanned riding-school, ot other similar surface, at command, a good solid bed of manure (which is always to be had wherever horses are) should be spread a foot thick at least, and over this clean straw may be laid. To return to the subject of the operation, whom we left with the alter- native of bounding in the air on his hind legs, or falling on his knees in the annexed attitude, the chief art in managing this part of the process is to keep firm hold of the strap attached to the off leg close to the surcingle; the hand being protected by the glove. can easily prevent it from slipping through during the struggles of die horse, and at the same time serves as a point d'appui for the operator, so that ho can follow the movements of the bounding animal in whatever direction he may progress. The operator must on no account attempt to stand away from his patient, nor must he advance before the girth-place; but keeping close to this, he is in. THE HORSE ON HIS KNEE6, ABOCT TO FALL ON nis BIDS. no danger, provided he has the sense and the ability to give way if the horse should throw himself down towards his side. 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 Walsh, John Henry, 1810-1888. Philadelphia, Porter & Coates
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