. 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. ISo.— Sliowiug the mamici' uf k'ttiug up on the cord as the horse submits. If tlie horse is very sensitive and excitable, but natur- al
. 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. ISo.— Sliowiug the mamici' uf k'ttiug up on the cord as the horse submits. If tlie horse is very sensitive and excitable, but natur- ally gentle if given his own way (they are usually rangy, ^ooil-tempered animals until excited or irritated, when they become exceedingly obsti- nate in their resistance, perhajis simply pulling the foot away at an unguarded or critical moment, kicking or throwing the poor smith across the shop), a great f' <1 e a 1, of course, depends )j\ upon the good management /^^ of the sheer, but as much on the aid of the owner. Try the following course : When the smith is in posi- tion, and ready, his left hand resting on the horse's hip, let the owner, or some good, quiet man, catch the horse's ear with one hand, squeezing or twisting it a little, with the other stroke the nose, or grasp the muzzle, and hold firmly but gently, at the same time talking to the horse kindly. If there is resistance to this, try blind- folding. Tie a blanket, or something convenient, over the eyes, at the same time rubbing the nose, etc. With care on the part of the sheer, cases that have proved very difficult to shoe will submit at once to be shod as desu-ed. If these expedients fail, put on the cord, the First, or Double Draw. Fig. 186.—Four-ring Bit. Method of pulling down on 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 wor
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