. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). Fig. 24S.—Holdiuc: the reins. and pointed to the ears of the hovse. By bending the wrist to the I'ight, so that the knuckles come iqjpernios
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). Fig. 24S.—Holdiuc: the reins. and pointed to the ears of the hovse. By bending the wrist to the I'ight, so that the knuckles come iqjperniosi, the horse is turned to the right. By bending the wrist to the left, so that the finger- nails come uppermost, the horse will be turned to the left. There should never be tension on the two bits at the same time. The horse should be ridden upon the curb ; the snaffle should be used to fix the height of its head, and occasionally to take the place of the curb to freshen the mouth. Particular attention should be given to having the saddle adapted to the size of the person who is to use it. If it is too large for the rider, it will not only give him dis- comfort, but will increase the difficulty of acquiring a seat. Invalid^, or those not ac- customed'''^o horseback rid- ing, should select a horse that is gentle and fearless, easily managed, sure-footed, and elastic in action. A riding-horse should not be used in harness, as this soon destroys the elasticity and Fig. 249.—Ordiuary side-saddle. ,^ n ,• smoothness oi action neces- sary for easy riding. If the horse is at all vicious and un- manageable, he should be subjected to such treatment (as. 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 Magner, D. (Dennis), b. 1833; Fairman Rogers Collection (University of Pennsylvania) PU. Battle Creek, Mich. : R
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