18 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 15.1970 Summertime and Horses and Safety Summcilimo and hoises scorn to «o togclhoi. and safot> should -40 with them, saj.s a Uni\eisil> of Mai > land hoi so specialist The hazy, lazy days of summer .ue wondeiful foi woikmg and flaying with hoiscs. says Di Edwin E Goodwin. Extension livestock specialist, but they .omelimes lull a young hoiseman into eaieless handling of his ummal Basic safety mles aie mostly common "hoise sense" and young hoi semen should piactice safely until it becomes a habit Hoises usually jeflect the atti tude of then ownei or handlei If you are cautious, but delibei ate aiound youi horse, he is likely to be caieful about his actions as well If you aie kind and gentle, but fmn. youi hese will soon come to know what you expect and will icspond You must develop this kind of undei .handing befoie you can tiain a hoise oi befoie you can expect the FUTURE is HERE with REX SELF-UNLOADING forage box " WNCO IVI Hyv MVA LOCKE, N.Y. FUTURE THE BOX DESIGNED WITH THE'A FARMER IN MIND SIMPLE ... Woim Driven Main Apron Worm Driven Beateis STRONG... Built with Good New York Oak (Dimensional Lumber) NO AUGER - NO For Handling Of Heavy Loads Smooth, Easy, Trouble Free Complete 14 foot box (16 foot overall) 2 beater . 54” high, 7ft wide inside. Reverse and Swinging Tailgate for Bale Thrower $95.00 extra Right oi Left Hand unloader available. $1095. F. 0.8. Locke, N.Y. KINZER EQUIP. CO. Your Equipment Center in Lancaster County Box 23, Kinzer, Pa. Phone 442-4186 to get the best pcifoimance fiom him, Di Goodwin explains tlncxpccled noises, loud shout ing or lough handling may make your hoi sc nervous and jumpy causing him to lead without warning This is not only annoy ing. but can actually be dangei ous to the ndci and the horse as well. Loose fitting or flapping equip ment can cause unexpected le actions from youi horse, also, Di Goodwin says Many acci dents icsult fiom poorly main tained 01 pooily adjusted tack. You should check the lems and saddle girth every time befoie you i ide If eithei is weak, bioken or lotted, it should be replaced Bioken reins 01 saddle girths can result m a mnaway hoise and an mjuied udei In woikmg aiound hoises, make all your movements calm and delibciate Be sine the hoise knows wheie you aie befoie you appioach 01 touch him If your hoise is used to your being in the stall with him, you can usual ly safely appioach him fiom any eagle But if you suddenly walk up behind him and touch him, hi may kick befoie he leahzes it is you Sprak softly and kindly to the hoise befo-e you touch him SMOOTH... NO RATCHET SAFE . .. FINGER FORCED FEEDING (“PEELS” OFFTHE LOAD) RATCHET Phone 768-8916 Most hoises icspond boltci if you mb them on the shouldei and neck befoie you take hold of the nose 01 eais to haltci 01 bridle them After you have caught and bridled the hoise, mn youi hands gently down the foielegs and along the belly to let him know you don’t intend him any haim After a while he will come to expect and enjoy the touch of your hands on his body. To lead your hoise away from the barn, hold the lems 01 lead shank about a foot or 18 inches fiom the chin. If you hold too close to the hoise’s head, he will sometimes fiet and fidget and you will not have good conti ol of the animal Lead fiom the left side, and never fiom dnectly in fiont of the hoise, a sudden noise could cause him to bump into you If necessady, you can teach youi hoise to keep to youi light, off youi feet, bv putting youi elbow out to bump his shouldei when he wanders too close Be suie you have “headicom” when you mount Watch out foi low' tiee limbs and bain doois Ride youi hoi se away from the barn, but lead him back— foi the fiist few times —and nevei let him lun wildly towaid the stall In this way, he does not learn to be a “barn soui” When you letuin to the bain, be suie you stop him biiefly befoie allowing him to go into the stall, if he gets into a habit of lushing into the stall, he may diag you against the dooi posts nd - and injure you If you aie udmg with otheis. 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