Gleason's horse book The only authorized work by America's king of horse tamers, comprising history, breeding, training, breaking, buying, feeding, grooming, shoeing, doctoring, telling age and general care of the horse . First Position Taken in Throwing » Morse. fetlock joint; take a rope eight feet long and tie into this strap;place a surcingle around the horses body; take your position onthe nigh side of the horse, bring the rope over the horses back from Hie off side, taking hold of the rope with your rigut hand, pull fciifoot to his body; take a firm hold of this, holding the foot in thii
Gleason's horse book The only authorized work by America's king of horse tamers, comprising history, breeding, training, breaking, buying, feeding, grooming, shoeing, doctoring, telling age and general care of the horse . First Position Taken in Throwing » Morse. fetlock joint; take a rope eight feet long and tie into this strap;place a surcingle around the horses body; take your position onthe nigh side of the horse, bring the rope over the horses back from Hie off side, taking hold of the rope with your rigut hand, pull fciifoot to his body; take a firm hold of this, holding the foot in thiiposition; then take hold of the horses halter with your left hand,pull his head to you and press against his body with your elbow,using the words lie down. The majority of horses you can throwin a minute, while others may fight you for three or four minutes,but you will soon master them and they will have to come down*. Second Position in Throwing a Horse. As soon as the animal has been thrown, take the rope that is under-neath him, bring it under the surcingle and place it through thering of the halter, back under the surcingle again, and here youhave the rope to bring his head to his shoulder; make him put hishead down to the ground, and then if you want to rattle pans orshake buffalo robes around him, and he makes any attempt to get up,pull his head up immediately, which will prevent him from doingto; than take a whip and crack it around him; give him to thor= — 139 — ©ughly understand that you are his master. I am a great believer throwing horses, and would recommend that every horse should bethr^^L for this reason, that it takes the conceit out of them, andgives them to understand that man has more power than they used by men of good judgment and patience, all young horses canU thoroughly brought under control by this manner of handling.
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