YOUNG HOUSES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20332, 13 August 1929, Page 14

YOUNG HOUSES

CARE IN HANDLING. Young horse 3 should always be handled with caro, but to keep thorn over-bitted i« a serious' mistako. A young horso ii» tender in tho mouth, and arty undue pul ling or tugging at tho reins is liable to injure tho animal's t.oiiguo or mouth Whilb a young horse must necessarily bo taught lo answer tho rein it should never bo handled violently even when prompt coirect ion is necessary. A firm and

strong hand (says " Dalgct.y's Koviow") may lib laid upon tho reins without any tear of injury to the mouths of. tho horses It is tho jerking and pulling alternately ns w.iy , t nrl that, ns an incompetent young lad is likely to do. that constitutes tho element of danger Many a horse has been spoilt at (lie outset throuch lnelfioien.l handling A muddle-headed tiorsoman conveys his agisted felines And indecisive thought to tho animal sub consciously, as it were, and tho horso equally as full of conflicting emotions as tho man attempting to train it. mav well bo excused for its intractibility. Tho'horse inan of hasty temper is rarely a good trainer Before a man can master a fcorso he must be master of himself