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100 1 _aMoreton, Robert
245 1 0 _aOn horse-breaking
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-08-15
508 _adeaurider, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"On Horse-Breaking" by Robert Moreton is a practical guide on equine training written in the late 19th century. The work addresses common misconceptions and harsh methods traditionally used in horse-breaking, advocating instead for gentler, more effective techniques. Moreton aims to provide horse owners and agriculturists with insights that can help them enhance the value of their horses when properly trained. The opening of the treatise establishes the author's resolve to challenge brutish and outdated methods of haltering colts. Moreton recounts a vivid scene in which several men struggle unsuccessfully to halter a frightened colt using brute force, ultimately underscoring the need for a gentle and strategic approach. He contrasts this with his own successful technique, which involves calmness, patience, and the gradual building of trust between handler and horse. This method not only respects the animal's fear and instincts but sets the stage for successful training down the line. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1877
653 _aHorses -- Training
653 _aHorses
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/onhorsebreaki00more
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71409
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