Why, when he is warm from driving, should the blanket not be put on until he has been in the stable for a little while?
Correlate with reading from Black Beauty.
II
Preparation.—I want you to find out some more things about the horse, but you will understand these things better if you remember that long ago all horses were wild, just as some horses are wild on the prairies to-day, and that the habits learned by wild horses remain in our tame horses.
The teacher should read to the class parts of "The Pacing Mustang" from Ernest Thompson-Seton's Wild Animals I Have Known, or "Kaweah's Run" from Neighbours with Claws and Hoofs. This will give the pupils a motive for making the required observations.
Observations.—Compare the length of the legs of the horse with his height.
Of what use were these long legs to the wild horses?
What causes horses to "shy"? Of what use was this habit to wild horses?
In how many directions can a horse move his ears? Of what use was this to wild horses?
When horses in a field are alarmed, do they rush together or keep apart, and where are the young foals found at this time? Of what use were these habits to wild horses? Are the eyes of the horse so placed that he can see behind him and to either side as well as in front? Of what use was this to wild horses?