. "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. Horses; Horsemanship. 86 Centaue; " Good words are better than bad strokes.** ^^HAKESPilAIlE says—"We cannot all be masters ;"-T-therefore if it should happen, as it sometimes does, partic- ularly with strange horses, that the animal be undoubtedly master of the position for the time, and will not go forward, brute force should never be resorted to by the driver
. "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. Horses; Horsemanship. 86 Centaue; " Good words are better than bad strokes.** ^^HAKESPilAIlE says—"We cannot all be masters ;"-T-therefore if it should happen, as it sometimes does, partic- ularly with strange horses, that the animal be undoubtedly master of the position for the time, and will not go forward, brute force should never be resorted to by the driver; it not only being, as a rule, labour in vain, but serious risks are involved, particularly in streets and crowded thoroughfares, as the horse is very apt to rear and plunge, and sometimes to suddenly bolt, after backing through shop fronts and overturning the occupants of the vehicle. On a horse becoming stupid in the shafts, the holder of the ribands, if an amateur, should first ask himself the question—Is it my bad driving ? A new purchase that had previously been handled with a light hand, kindly spoken to, and con- siderately driven, is particularly sensitive to the jerking and bustling of an inexperienced whip— ** Bold Erechouius was the first who joim-d Four horses for the rapid race design'd, And o'er the dusty wheels presiding sat. The Lapilhse to chariots add the state Of bits and bridles ; taught the steeds to bound. To run the ring, and trace the airy ground, To stop, to fly, the rules of war to know. T' obey the rider, and to dare the ; On being satisfied that the sudden obstinacy of the horse is from no fault of the driver, the harness should be carefully examined, it very frequently being the case that the collar will prove too short, or the traces twisted, and, like the curb, too tight, or a breechband is required, or may be dis- pensed with altogether, according to the vehicle in use; the whole bearing of the harness and load should be carefully
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