The farmer's and horseman's guide to drive the horse; or, The right and wrong way to drive a horse fully exposed and explained by Deeney John

Author:Deeney, John. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Driving of horse-drawn vehicles
Publisher: New York, McGee & Warren, printers
Published: 1872-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

they never surge their horses; that they will let them learn the habit of pulling five or six hundred pounds on the bit, and sometimes allow them to run away. Before I would let a-horse run away with me, I would pull, jerk, surge and do everything else I could think of to stop him. We have got to take advantage of the horse's strength by every means in our power, or they Avill jerk and haul us around just as they please. Most people in the country who drive horses use a common whip stock and a buckskin lash for a whip. Such a whip as this is superior to all whips, when a man knows how to use it; but only one in a hundred know^s-how to strike a blow with such a whip. When this is the-case, I would advise you to get one of those whalebone whips, covered with leather, and finished at the top with two-or three feet of buckskin lash. Such a whip as this every man can strike with quickly and give a good blow; and always keep a good cracker on your whip. When you strike a horse with a whip, never hit him on the back. If you are driving a team of horses, the one that is on the off side should be struck on the off side just below the flank, or on the off hind leg, if necessary ; and the horse that is on the near side also should be struck on the near side, as you did the other; in this way you keep your team from spreading apart. When your horse is broken or educated, I don't believe in all this coaxing and patting him for everything you want him to do. He has learned to obey, and he knows he must or get punished. After he obeys, you may pat and coax him if you choose. Neither do I approve of too much whipping and shouting at your team for everything you want them to do. This is nothing but a habit. The team that is

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