ment of any part of the horse's body, and this 

 constant jumping on and off the shafts, so irri- 

 tates the parts that the hair and skin are soon 

 rubbed off and a sore is there and will remain 

 there as long as this constant irritation goes on. 

 The drivers of these horses are to be closely 

 watched and told how to jump into and out of 

 the wagon, and under no circumstances should 

 they be permitted to step onto the shafts. 



Occasionally a sore back is caused by the 

 horses's head being reined too high, which moves 

 the saddle onto its withers, a place for which the 

 saddle was not intended, and this also causes the 

 crupper to raise the tail and cause an irritation 

 at the root of the tail and a sore tail is the result. 





A Few Words to the Owners of Bad Horses 



Who Wish Their Horses Properly 



Broken by Horse Trainers. 



When you wish a horse trainer to take your 

 bad horse in charge, inform him of all the faults 

 and bad points the horse possesses when the 

 trainer receives him, in order that he may know 

 what points to work on. For instance, you may 

 have a bad kicking horse which you wish trained, 

 and should you forget to inform the trainer of 

 this bad habit, he may hitch the horse to a short 

 shaft buggy or cart. The horse may go along 

 nicely for awhile, and the trainer will be under 

 the impression that he has a very easy horse to 

 break, not looking out for kicking, thinking he 

 has his horse trained. He will be taken unawares 

 when the horse takes a ' 'crazy notion" and lets 

 fly with his hind legs, thus endangering the life 

 of the driver, and then you will have more than a 



