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ALAS! HE CANNOT TALK! “I don’ see much use in de scientis’ folks studying monkey talk, but a study of hoss talk dat ’ud let de animal tell all about hisse’f befo’ a trade comes off ’ud save a heap o’ hard feelings.” “Uncle Ezra,” in Washington Star.
Kindness, petting, coaxing with a lump of sugar, carrot, apple or other dainty sometimes succeeds with a balky horse when harsh measures fail. Cruel procedures should be discoun...
3. Part 3Where a horse is bought without careful examination of the tail, it may transpire when too late for redress that the switching appendage has been joined on. We remember examinin...
4. Part 4A New Hampshire horse dealer was “burned” by trading for a horse that would work anywhere and pull strongly except when he came to the foot of a hill; there he would balk and re...
5. Part 5In some old horses whose molar teeth are diseased or irregular, perfect mastication of hay becomes impossible. After the animal has chewed for a time, the teeth and tongue tend...
1. Part 1ALAS! HE CANNOT TALK! “I don’ see much use in de scientis’ folks studying monkey talk, but a study of hoss talk dat ’ud let de animal tell all about hisse’f befo’ a trade comes...
6. Part 6In some sales-stables, when a coachman commissioned by a rich layman to purchase a single horse, or match a pair in his behalf, has stated his needs, looked over a few animals,...