A Method of Breaking Horses, and Teaching Soldiers to Ride: Designed for the Use of the Army by Henry Herbert Pembroke

Author:Henry Herbert Pembroke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J. Hughs
Published: 1762-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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CHAP. V.

The method of teaching horfes to fianifire^ noifes^ alarms^ fights^ ^c. — of prevent^ ing their lying down in water — to

Jiand quiet to be Jhot off from to

go over rough and bad ground — to teap hedgeSy gates^ ditchesj (^c. Jland-* ing and flying — to difregard dead horfes — to fwim^ ^c.

IN order to make horfes ftand fire/ the found of drums and all forts of diflFerent noifes, you muft ufe them to ic by degrees in the ftable at feeding-time; and inftead of being friorhtened at it,

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they will'foon come to like it, as a fignal for eating.

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With regard to fuch horfes, as -arc afraid of burning obje6b, begin by keeping them ftill at a certain diftancc from fome lighted ftraw: carefs the horfe, and in proportion as his fright diminifhes, approach gradu^ly the burning-ftraw very gently, and in-creafe the fize of it. By this means he will very quickly be brought to be fo familiar with it, as to walk undaunted even through it. The fame nietjiod and gentlenefs- muft' be Obferved alfo, in regard to glittering: arms,, colours,, fkandards,. &c.

As to horfes that are apt to lie down-in the water, if animating them, and attacking them vigorpufly fliould fail, of the defired effect, (which feldom is the cafe,) then break a ftraw-bottle full

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of water upon their heads, and let the water run into their ears, which is a thing they apprehend very much.

All troop-horfes niuft be taught to ftand quiet and ftill when they are fliot off from, to ftop the moment you prc-fcnt, and not to mt)ve after firing, "•till they are required to do it -, this leflbn ougjit e^ecially to be obferved in light-troops ( in fhort, tfcc horfes muft be taught to be fo oool and undifturbed, as <o &iffer the rider to a6t upon him with. the fame freedom^ as if he was on foot. Patience, coolnefs and temper are the only means requifite for accomplifhing this end. Begin by walking the horfc •gently, then ftop and keep him from Sirring for fome time, fo as to accuftom ium by degrees not to have the leaft

idea of moving without orders: * if he docs, then back him •, and when you flop him, and he is quite ftill, leave the reins quite loofe.

To ufe a horfe to fire-arms, firft put a piftol or carabine in the manger with his feed; then ufe him to the found of the lock and the pan; after which» when you are upon him, (hew the piece to him, prefenting it forwards, fomer times, on one fide, fometimes on the other: when he is thus far reconciled, proceed ta flalh in the pan; after which, put a fmall charge into the piece, and fo .continue augmenting it by degrees to the quantity which is commonly ufed.: ^ he feems uneafy, walk him forwards a few fteps flowly -, and then ftop, back and carefs him^ Horfes are often alfo

difquieted

BREAKING HORSES, &c.

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