Things To Learn By Doing

There are a number of things every horseman should know how to do—even if he does not have to do them often. Of course, these things could be—and no doubt are—explained in writing, but they can only be learned well and properly, and certainly more easily, by actually doing them. The following is a list of the most important:

Bridle and saddle
Shorten stirrup leather while
mounted—with one hand and
without removing foot from stirrup Tighten girth while mounted Run up stirrup irons Clean tack Use a leather punch
Muck out a stall
Bed down
Tie a horse in a stall
Tie a horse on a picket line
Cross tie a horse in a stable aisle
Feed grain
Feed hay
Water
Prepare a bran mash
Groom a horse Clean a hoof

Use a currycomb
Wash a horse
Use a scraper
Clean a horse's sheath
Clean a horse's dock
Cool out a hot horse
Clip a horse
Use a twitch
Bandage a leg
Bandage a tail
Tack on a cold shoe
Braid a mane
Pull a mane
Braid a tail
Pull a tail
Take a horse's temperature
Take a horse's pulse
Use. a longe line (longe a horse)
Load in a trailer
Load in a van
Help a Cast horse to its feet
Catch a loose horse
Hold hand properly when feeding
tid-bits
Walk behind a horse
Open and close a gate mounted Lead a horse over a lowered rail Lead a horse into stall properly
Give a leg up
Accept a leg up
Vault on to a horse's back and ride
him bareback.
Pull  off  another's  boot—with  your
hand   and   braced   against   the
booted one's foot.
Light a cigarette from a lighted cigarette, mounted, walking or trotting
Tell a horse's approximate age by its teeth

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