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NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



Aug- 



ters little, if the cut be good and not too deep, in proportion to the extent of the change,) will 

 In taking out the wood, great care is necessary to' notify the horse of your order, and prevent you 

 avoid taking tlio root of the bud with it. Then,; being thrown forward when he obeys. 

 wiien the bud is in its place, it must be well tied i lie will slacken his speed, or halt, without 

 up. Nice, smooth, soft strips of bark, like nar-j waiting for the powerful strain of the bit, es- 

 row ribbons, arc the best and most convenient in pecially if his mouth has not been calloused by a 

 common use. Every part of the cut must be | rider who tries to keep his seat by hanging on to 

 wrapped so firm as to exclude air completely ; i the reins. Be careful not to spur or rein without 

 and this should be done as quickly as possible, as an object. Let the horse know that no pain fol- 



the air soon blackens the inner surface of the new 

 parts that are placed in contact. 



We have thus stated briefly, for the benefit of 

 beginners, the chief points that require particu- 

 lar attention in budding, or inoculation. Ama- 

 teurs, who have little to do, should choose the 



lows his prompt obedience. 



If you wish to wheel to the right or left, a 

 slight inclination of the body, a pressure of the 

 rein in that direction against the neck, and a 

 movement of the leg on that side as to apply the 

 spur, will move the fore quarters of the horse 



Tor the New Ens;land Fanner. 



"TRAINING HOSSES FOR THE 

 SADDLE." 



To sit on horseback, the rider should retain a 

 uniform position from the waist to the knee. 

 The changes in position and bearing are obtained 

 by the movements of the body above the waist, 

 and of the legs below the knee. 



Keeping your seat, depends upon keeping the 

 centre of your weight in a line with the legs of 

 your horse, as seen from front or rear, and, there- 

 fore, at the same angle with the ground as his 

 own weight, bears in all his movements. 



When the horse, at speed, wheels, he inclines 

 his body to the side he turns to, and thereby re- 

 sisting the impetus of his velocity in the former 

 direction. If you incline your body with his, 

 you keep your centre of gravity at the same 

 angle with the ground as the horse's weight 

 rests, and are not lorced out of the saddle by 

 your own momentum. 



^ The skill of the horseman (acquired by prac- 

 tice,) enables him to anticipate the movements 

 of the_ animal, and be so placed at every change 

 of motion, that his own weight does not throw 

 him when the horse attempts to dismount the 

 rider. 



You communicate your orders to the horse, and 

 inform him of the movement required, by in- 

 clining your body toward the attitude you should 

 have wlien he obeys, and enforce his obedience by 

 the spur or the bit. 



If, at a halt, you wish to move forward, or, on 

 tlie march, wish to increase his speed, a slight 



mornings and evenings, or cloudy, cool days, to | toward and the hindquarters from it. In gen- 

 do their budding ; but nurserymen must work injeral, the movement will be done before the rowel 

 all weathers, and in all hours of the day; but j touches the skin. 



their superior skill and quickness renders it less I When you leap a fence, as the horse rises on 

 hazardous. When only a few stocks are to be' his hind feet, you incline your body forward and 

 worked, and the weather happens to be dry, a j lower your feet, to get your weight to the same 

 thorough watering or two will be of great ser-j bearing as his own on the hind legs that support 

 vice in making the bark lift freely. — The Horti-him. Your preparing yourself for the leap when 

 culturist. he sees the obstacle, notifies the horse of your in- 



tention, and he will spring without waiting for 

 the spurs, which he knows enforce all movements 

 to the front. When the horse leaps, you keep 

 your body in the same vertical position, as he 

 changes his bearing from the hind legs to the 

 fore, bringing your shoulders back and your feet 

 forward, to resist the shock when his fore feet 

 strike the ground. All movements are performed 

 by the horse with more or less rapidity, as the 

 rider's movements are more or less accelerated. 



Pa<isa(jing. — To move sideways at a halt (to 

 close an opening or clear an obstacle,) before 

 moving forward, move the bridle hand toward 

 the object you wish to approach, and apply the 

 opposite spur. The horse will then move up 

 without advancing or fixlling back. As this is 

 the most difficult motion to teach the horse, he 

 should be first well trained in the other move- 

 ments. He should be trained to close up with 

 other horses, a pace or two from him, or move up 

 to a gate he is to pass through, that he may un- 

 derstand what is wanted. 



A horse can be readily trained so that the rider 

 can command his position while seated in the 

 saddle as readily as if he stood on the ground, and 

 with a horse's rapidity added. The horse will 

 change his position to suit the direction you wish 

 to point the carabine or the telescope, as though 

 the rider's eye and the horse's legs were parts of 

 the same body. Giidon. 



inclination of the body forward and drawing in your paper on "lunar influences," and mu 

 back of the feet, will notify the horse of your confess that I do not perceive any good reason f 



intention, and place you in a position to apply 

 the spur, and resist the cflect of any violent 

 spring that might be made by a restive horso. 



The horse, after a little practice, moves with- 

 out waiting fin- the spur to prick him. When he 

 obeys, resume your former position. 



For the New England Farmer. 



DOES THE MOON INFLUENCE VEGE- 

 TATION ? 



Mr. Editor : — I have read the commentaries 



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perceive any good reason for 

 changing the opinions heretofore entertained. I 

 should as soon think of consulting the book of 

 Job to ascertain the influence of Orion and the 

 Pleiades on the growing of Indian corn, or the 

 book of Deuteronomy to determine the effect of 

 the moon on the cutting of bushes. My recol- 



On the march, if you wish to slacken your! lection of the article of February 17, referred to, 

 speed, or halt, the backing the upper part of the j is very imperfect ; but, if I remember right, it 

 body and putting forward the feet, (more or less, J brought to mind a remark of the late Col. Pick- 



