. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. d I may say, without breeching as well, the most inter-esting feature of which was the simplicity of treatment with which itcould be done. In a certain class of lunging, headstrong horses, I call attentionunder that head to checking the head high to repress resistance ;but it is given as palliative treatment, in the absence of a better. Icall attention to it also to prevent a horse from kicking, because itis difficult for a horse to kick when checked high. But it is given 252 CHECKING AN
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. d I may say, without breeching as well, the most inter-esting feature of which was the simplicity of treatment with which itcould be done. In a certain class of lunging, headstrong horses, I call attentionunder that head to checking the head high to repress resistance ;but it is given as palliative treatment, in the absence of a better. Icall attention to it also to prevent a horse from kicking, because itis difficult for a horse to kick when checked high. But it is given 252 CHECKING AND BLINDERS. as a simple means of control, as other treatment is given for objec-tionable habits, and does not apply at all to the use of the checkupon gentle horses in their driving. Even those most humane in intentions and feejings are liablealmost daily to subject the most gentle horses to this very seriouscause of discomfort and pain. To illustrate somewhat the extent ofthis, I will refer to two cases coming to my notice in one evening,just previous to writing this paper. A banker, who had a promis-. FiG. 305.—Comfort. ing three-year-old trotting colt, which he purchased for his owndriving, having him hitched up one day, invited me to ride. Thecolts head was checked so extremely high as to make it unpleasantfor me to witness the pain and discomfort of the horse in trying torelieve himself from the restraint. Fig. 302 is a good took particular pains to explain to the gentleman that this wasnot only entirely unnecessary, but a cause of real cruelty, and thatI was confident he would not intentionally subject his colt to suchneedless pain and discomfort, when brought to his notice. He,like thousands of others, had scarcely an idea what the check wasfor. He liked to see the head kept high, as it made the coltappear better ; it was the method of hitching up trotting horses,and his colt ought to trot, etc. But notwithstanding my utmostefforts, I could not persuade
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