A Practical Guide to the Breaking and Training of the Young Horse (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Practical Guide to the Breaking and Training of the Young HorseThe author of this little work is fully aware that he can claim but little merit on the score of originality, as many clever writers on this subject have preceded him; but their precepts are for the most part of so elaborate and technical a nature, as to render them comparatively useless, if not unintelligible, to the majority of readers. The object of this short treatise is, to place within the reach of every one, a few plain practical instructions, by which the horse may be trained to work with comfort to himself, and safety to his rider, thereby preventing numerous accidents to both. The horse is beyond all contradiction, one of the most beautiful, as well as valuable animals man has subjugated to his will, whether we view him in point of utility, or as contributing to our pleasure; and this perhaps may in some degree, account for the ambition that seems natural to most men, to be thought judges of this animal. Among Englishmen in particular, this feeling seems to pervade every rank, from the nobleman with his numerous stud to the meanest helper in his stable. Even the mechanic, who is rarely loosed from his toil, when he does take a holiday, usually selects the race time for the occasion; and although he may never have crossed a horse, still takes an interest in his performance, and delivers his opinion as to the quality of the different animals, as boldly as if he were a profound judge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.