Earey's and Rockwell's Methods, etc., Confiniied, 



THK Horse to Harness — Harnessing tlu> Horse — 

 Hitching up the Colt — Teaching the Colt to back — 

 Refusing to pull— To drive wild Horses, or such of 

 vicious habits — To teach the Horse to lie down — 

 Throwing the Horse — To teach the Horse to follow 

 his master —To cause the Horse to follow you— To 

 teacli the Horse to stand still without tying — Bad to 

 bridle — Hard to back— Hard puUere — Shoeing the 

 Colt — Striking and kicking while shoeing. 



Bits and Bitting 131 



Three dimensions of the Horse's mouth. (1) Tlio 

 transversal width of the mouth. (2) The width 

 of the tongue-channel. (3) The height of the bars. 

 The width of the Port — L<>ngth of upper and 

 lower brancli of the bit — The bit stands stiff, or falls _ 

 through— Structure and size of the Horse's bars and 

 tongue — Movable mouthi)ieces — Tongue over the 

 bit — Grabbing at and holding the bit— Combination 

 bit. 



Saddles and Saddling 15S 



The "Wooden-tree Saddle— The Elastic Leather-lreo 

 Saddle— Ladies' Saddles— Saddle Cloths- Girths— 

 Stirrups — How to saddle Horses i)roperIy — Construc- 

 tion of the Horse's shoulder, and its influence on 

 saddling— Where to place the Girths— Stirrups. 



Stable Drainage ISft 



Drivino 161 



Driving one Horse or a pair — Guiding hand — 

 Assisting hand — Hint.s — Punishment (where to hit) 

 — Position of the coachman on the box — Starting — 

 Stopping — Backing — Turning. 



Driving four in hand — How to arrange the reins 

 —To start correctly— Stojiping— Backing— Turning 

 —Going down-hill— Going up-hill— Another way to 

 arrange the reins. 

 Tandem driving. 



