io88 Rural School Leaflet. 



Steady should be used when it is desired to have the horse go slowly 

 or steadily. 



Back should always mean to move backwards and it shoulo not 

 mean to stop. 



Get up should always mean to move forward in case the animal is 

 hitched. 



These foiir commands are sufficient for the animal at work. They 

 should be spoken clearly and distinctly and never combined, such as 

 whoa-back, which is often used in the place of whoa. 



It may be added that not all men are fitted to train horses; in fact, 

 not all horse lovers are good horse trainers. There is a particular adapta- 

 tion possessed by those unfamiliar as well as by those familiar with the 

 horse. A man possessing this particular adaptation, though unfamiliar 

 with the horse, will in a very short time, if given the opportunity, make 

 a better trainer than the man who is familiar with the horse but lacking 

 the special adaptation. 



SCORE CARD FOR THE HORSE 

 M. W. Harper 



The object of a score card is to familiarize one with the various points 

 of the horse as well as to aid in a systematic examination. There are 

 so many points to be considered in examining a horse that one who has 

 not had much experience is likely to omit some if he does not have 

 a list of them. Because of the number of points to be considered, the 

 score card is rather long; but we feel that by givmg each point a place 

 and a value, we shall enable one to gain the desired information much 

 more accurately and even more quickly than if the minor points be 

 omitted or thrown in with the more important ones. A card on which 

 the points are thus mixed leads to confusion. 



For convenience, and to aid in a clearer understanding, the card is 

 divided into five parts: General appearance, which has to do with 

 general make up and is often the only part considered when the inex- 

 perienced selects a horse ; the head and neck; the forequarters ; the body, 

 and the hindquarters. Each of these parts and the points under them 

 should be carefully noted, first collectively and then separately, for in 

 no other way can one be sure of his choice. 



