DO ENGLISHMEN REALLY LOVE HORSES?

Taihape Daily Times, 30 August 1919, Page 8

DO ENGLISHMEN REALLY LOVE HORSES?

Mr ‘Walter Winans, the great breeder of light horses and lover of horses in general, thus writes to a London paper:——~ In order to get young horses used [0 being driven on the roads in what is called “the most nersc.-loxing country,” it is best. to proceed as follows: Get several doribla-:):m-elled shot guns and several hundred cartriflgcs E3!‘ them. These sholll’l be loaded with a lal'§§o‘ cha.ge of b.'a.ck powd-=.~, mixed with; various evil-Smelling compounds and} itlwrn crimped down haul with severall awards (so as to make a very loud re—‘ pet). ‘ Station several men alongside the} read, each wit!‘ a gun and a pocketful of Curt.ridges_ Now drive the horse slnvll’ -1@“'11 the road, and as the horse’s head comes ll(“.1.1'lj\' opposite a man let hlnl fire botll‘bal-1-els in quick succes-siml past the liorsesnose, and keep loading and firing as hard as -he CanThis is to accustom the horse to passing motor cyclists, wllo_ stand at, the roadside, and as horses come to! them begin to fire off shots like 8. ma- I chine-gun. ' A I This is Varied by standing the horse ‘ close to the railway line facing it, and let the men fire out of the train over‘ the h.orse’s head. This represents the‘ motor cyclist when he cuts across horse. "When a horse is quite used to tlilsl jncur some oil on a strip of asphalt” and teach the horse to skate over this xvithout falling. This represents the usual. tarred roads. When the horse is able to skate across this without falling, then take :1 bag of marbles and sprinkle them over this oiled asphalt, and drive the horse on it. The object is to teach a horse to go on a frosty road which has been “sanded” with round peb-‘ lwles. The best thoroug-hbrcds, hackneys, and pole ponies are bred in England, :‘..nd -the best trotters in the United States. But, speaking of the people as a whole and their rulers, England and the United States are the least, hersey or horse-loving nations in the world, and do the least to encourage horse-breeding or even the use of horses.