10
4th article in "Learn to
Ride
" series tells you
about
5 ways of controlling a horse
-hands, legs, spurs, whip
T
and voice
POLL-
MUZZLE
In fact, the correct part of your
anatomy with which to urge on your mount is not the heel at all
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1936.
SHOULDER
WITHERS
BACK
CROUP
DOCK
Mi
FOREARM
GIRTH
THIGH
STIFLE →
BARREL GASKIN→
KNEE
-CHESNUT
CANNON→
but the lower Inside part of your FETLOCK JOINT elf. Your leg should not go for- ward when you apply the ld," should simply go back till it préssca against the horse'a side.
When you have learnt to tauten
PASTERN CORONET
HOOF
TETLOCK
leg the muscles in your calf the result- when the rider has only one Ing pressure you exert, used in con- with which to ride her horse. The so- junction with your hands, will be stick then comes in handy on the
properly off-side where there is no leg.
sufficient fo make
Y
HERE are five
do what you with: There is little good in punishing called "aids" to riding trained horse
walk up, trot, turn to left or right, a horse with a stick when he shies through the correct unter.
or plays the fool. Spurs, on of the three lesser use of which a rider is abled, are seldom worn for hacking It is, of course, yecessary to use
nowadays. They are essential to it for "stirring "nish of a boot' when hunting, though a horse which cannot These are hands and legs, the Blunt ones are, however, universally prevailed upon to increase its paces without the used of a stick is a poor two principal aids; spurs, whip used in the hunting field to-day.
sort of hack.
to master his mount.
and voice, the three lesser aids,
Ilanda discussed in the st article, so this week 1 will start off with lega.
Incorrect
Tis a very common sight to see a beginner stick his feel forward on the horse'n ghoulders and bring them sharply back till his heels are dig- sing to the animal'a belly.
Another aid
up" a lazy horse:
WHIP is carried chiefly for They will obey
be
HE Volce, the list of the aid", of inestimable value to soothe a
show
hacking. Toeldentally J should eat be a real whip but a
It la nervous or excitable horse, sburt Hight stick, either plain can also extraordinary how quickly most or entirer-covered. Do not carry a erop without at lasts or a long racing horses learn to obey words of com- switch when backing. It is definite-d ty bad form.
"whon"
The silk as an actual "ald" chiety of sex in aftlesstadirile riding school
"Well, If the market continues in rise, we should be able
to move back to the house soon."
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k You have only to go to a riding
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Muriel King
PROBLEMS
PROBLEM I
DOUBLE ACROSTIC
OPRIGHTS
In future, thed by this (we're told) May be, to
extent. con-
trailed.
Some
LIGHTS
This ends with
you'll look,
HOCK-
CANNON //POINT
OF
FETLOCK JOINT 'HOCH]
PASTERN CORONET? (FETLOCK/
HOOF
Picture shows you the "pailas **s of a horer. Get to know them. then you won't feel a faol whe you're talking to horsey ferpdy,
ANSWERS TO
PROBLEMS BELOW
PROBLEM 1
DOUBLE ACROSTIC
EXODUS
G
N
U
A R D
ANAMA
T...O N
Notes. Uprights: An allusion to
the treaty just concluded. Lights (1) Ends with us.” (3) Tripedal-having 3 feet. Juray reversed. (5) Not versed
PROMBLEM II.
ANOTHER AGE PROBLEM.
Mummy 39.
(The ages
of the girls
re-
are:
Alice 10, Betty 0, Cella 5. De- borah 3.
(1) 30=10.3-0.5.
(2) 11,4=7.0+2.
23) 11=744.
But for clue (3) Mummy's age might be 48.1
Wags' Corner
MOTHER WRA passing St. Luke's
hospital in Halifax with her elder "And that," she said to him. "is where you were born."
Ben.
Where was Bobby born?" "Howard Street"
That's funny: I thought we were bruthers."
Try this new kind of test on yourself-or friends. Ask
What
you
would do if-
... you were asked for your opinion of a person with whom you were not well acquainted, would you say
(a) "I think he is all right."
(b) "I do not know him and cannot say."
(c) "I am not in the habit of discussing people other than my own friends."
your employer accidentally left a very personal lettre lying on his desk, would you,
(a) "Accidentally" read it and leave it there.
it.
And, it
You'll find that it's the second bunk.
2.
It sounds as though the boust
ianety-m
And yet you'll find him in the
Zoo.
3. Tripedal? Yes. And notice,
too,
A cart that's coming back for
you!
4. An easy clue! For look, old
pal:
Here's hat, and Isthmus, and
canal.
5. This light is not reversel, and
SO
There's nothing_more_you_need
to know!
PROBLEM II
ANOTHER AGE PROBLEM "Mummy," said Alice, "Is very But mysterious about her age. I've found out what it is. If you multiply
my age by Deborah's, you get Mummy's ge-und also you get it if you multiply Betty's age by Celia's, (I should men- tion that these four-Alice, Betty, Celin and Deborah-were all born. in different years.)
"And here are some more clues."
went on Alice (who takes
a great interest in arithmetic). "Next year the product of my age and Deborah's will exceed by two the product to Belly's nge and Colla's. Next year also my age will equal the sum of Betty's age and Deboran's."
All ages are ages-last-birthday.
Tlow old is "Mummy"?
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sharp practice, would you
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In
Olden Daies
In the days of Hey hunted from
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Eight or ten horses were stationed along the route, and Henry changed from one to the other. Every horse was in a state of ex- haustion after an hour of Henry. Not surprising, because the king weighed more than 18 stone,
If he wore armour, his weight was increased by another 70 pounds, and there were few horses who could carry 23 sione for long.
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