The horse and his diseases; by Jennings Robert 1824-1893

Author:Jennings, Robert, 1824-1893
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Horses, Horses
Publisher: Philadelphia, J. E. Potter
Published: 1860-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

than are colder blooded, more indolent ones. A high-mettled horse, when carelessly driven, will start suddenly against his collar, fail to start his load, draw back from the pain which the concussion causes, rush at it again, and again draw back, until it becomes impossible for his driver to steady him in his collar for a dead pull. If to all this be added a smart cut with the whip, and a fiercely spoken word,—with perhaps a blow over the nose, or a stone in the ear,—every fear or vicious feeling of the horse will be summoned into action, and the animal will become entirely unmanageable, requiring to be left for an hour or two in his position before he gets sufficiently calm to be induced to move. There may, occasionally, be a horse which cannot be made to draw steadily by the most careful treatment; but the cases are exceedingly rare in which gentle treatment and firmness—a patient persistence in mild, authoritative command, and judicious coaxing—would not either prevent the formation of the habit, or cure it when formed.

The prevention of baulky habits lies with the driver. If he jump upon his load, gather up his reins carelessly, flourish his whip, or call out wildly to his horse, he will be quite likely to start him forward with a jerk which will be of no avail to move a heavily laden wagon. The horse thus commences to baulk at a heavy load, and after a certain amount of such treatment, will refuse to draw anything except under the most favorable circumstances. Let any person driving a strange horse, with a load that he is not perfectly sure he can start easily, proceed according to the following directions, and he may be certain that, if the animal be not already a "jibber,"he will not make him so, and that if he is one he will have the best chance for getting him along without trouble : He should slowly ex-

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