58 THE HORSE : ITS TAMING. 



Too much artificial physic. 



Violent driving or riding at starting. 



Flogging a horse when he is doing his best to please 

 you. 



Wearing spurs, when the horse to be ridden does 

 not require them. 



Overloading. 



Keeping shoes on too long. 



Hanging on by the reins to keep in the saddle. 



Using unclean collars and harness that does not fit. 



Driving Single Harness Horses without Breeching. 



The horse cannot utilise his weight and his immense 

 strength in his quarters to hold the trap back when 

 going down hill without the breeching, and in a two- 

 wheel vehicle the slightest stumble will cause him to 

 fall, all the weight being upon the withers. All the 

 wear and tear comes on the fore legs, hence " groggy 

 knees" rapidly develop. 



Using cruel and barbarous bits. 



Pairing a sloiv good horse with a fast good horse 

 for double harness purposes. 



Wearing bearing reins on made horses. 



Keeping horses in zvainn stables clothed iip^ and out 

 of doors on a cold day shivering in front of shops for 

 hours. Then complain to the coachman because the 

 horses are laid up. 



Cutting the long hairs out of the ears. 



Leaving a horse unattended in the streets. 



