The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-06-28
T1be Fa n Haa G II .
TANNING 1IORSEs.

. Tyaining By a. y. EUtS, %. H. VtnoSoT,
En- HH" Oniey.
Il. c,,in, in his work on the.manners. and Gus
,,r,be North American Indians, gave the fol-
~ account of their method Of tanning the wild
N .sEcaves, and wild horses;
~ ,,,o orion. in concurrence with a well known
IN N Of the country, held my hand over the
W .d the calf, and breathed few strong breath
III ~, nos,r after which have with my COM
,oo. rode several miles into our encampment
"A the little prisoner busily following the heels
~ IN, horse The whole way, as closely and affec>
~ ,.,,.v rs its instinct would attach it 10 the com
31 nwOrs dam. This Is one Of the most extraor-
"a sr things that have met with in the habits of
M Al, wild company and although I have often
hand Of it, and felt unwilling exactly to believe it,
lam now wiling to bear testimony to the fact,
81 an ,be numerous instances which have witness
Al al since came into the country. During the
ID fine that resided at this post, in the spring Of the
M ysu, m my way up the river, assisted in numer-
NJ m,bn,s of the buffalo, with the fur company Is
~ wAn brirgng in the above manner several Of
~ these he prisoneIs, which sometimes follow Tor
y fo or six miles close TO our horses heels and
Y. even no The fur company fort, and into the sta
IA s where our horses are led. In this way, before
IA hi The head waters OF the Missouri, l think we
sdoIec,ed about dozen.
hlhe samo way the wild horses are tanned
An When The Indian has got him well secured with
h Iao and pair of hobbies Con his feet, he
uinIy advances until he is able to place his
sn The animals nose. over his eyes, and at
AZ heb to breath in its nostrls when it soon be
"A AdOce and conquered, so that he has little
1N5do than remove the hobbies from his feet,
slOr ride it into camp
hEljs CHANGED to read this account when on
u Hh Yorkshire, and, forsooth, resolved TO try
y AGaiment. He and his friends were nike
slrlOus, and sought amusement from the fails
w2aer than knowledge by the rcsult-but two
MI gsrals, all he was able TO try, were both sue.
|| TiL Nere are the particulars OF ono Of them
VI saturday,, Feb IL, ls42. While the last exper
ms, were being tried on the yearing, W,
ldS-, farmer and tenant, with several
W at the distance Of some fields, trying most CT
anIy on the old system, to break n horse
hFOposed 10 90 down and show him what eff.
had been produced on the yearling. When
Z ArHy arrived at the spot, thoy found that B =,
bis men had tied their fly short up to tree
he corner of the field, one side Of which was
ae and The other hedged in. We now pros
Ndl0 B. 10 tame his horse after the new meth
T., who was aware OF tho character OF
horse, anxiously warned W not 10 APP
1,
Oeet, asserting that the horse would rear and
IKE him with the foro fec {, as ii had famed his
b's) thigh just before they had como up
therefore proceeded very cautiously. lie climb
@ wall, and came nj the horse through the
y" The trunk of which he chung for some time,
might secure retreat in case Of need
p'''he'y upon his touching the halter, the
s.,j p0Oced about and finally pulled away with
x 'su and stubborn expression, which seemed
'I w. defiance. Taking advantage Of this,
I .''"eu over as lar as he could. cinging all the
.| '"e tree with his right hand, and succeed
"Va'n'ng into one nostril, without, however,
~ 'ON 10 blind the eyes. From that moment
'S''"' easy w. who is very sklIful in the
a.. s'"SO' oil horse, coaxed it, and brea,hcd
os,,.s Nme in 10 the nostrils while the horse
doo,..1 NSfance. In about ten minutes w
ap,s us conviction that the horse was sub
TO-, -" me great and evident astonishmeut o
a"' Oeen trying all tho morning in vain te
aa h,l ''! over lt,) led it quietly away with ;
I'M, ''''' Stepped in the middle OF the fielt
sn Il, '"e near, w. quietly walked up to the
Nsm. ''u MS arm over one eve and his HAND
IN +. "e' and then he breathed into the nos
" was pleasing to observe how agreeabl,
&So,o Wv" appeared 10 The horse, who put W
&Aa :, 'e'elSe the puff In this manner w
se through all tho fields 10 the stabl,
|&oF,. "e examined the fore feet Of the horse
son. Sa no reslstance-but while W wa
Ano,;s me hlnd feet, bent its neck round, anc
sS.n,r. VS. back. He next buckled on
a Sa1'"d then saddle, and finally fitted ,h
s&oD, ~ ,op@ During The whole OF these op
Ge NJ. "' morse did not offer the slightest resis
Two e,0 ".u " finch in the least degree
ipntur;,, "neh's arc all Mr.. Ellis has had a,
'tG. r., s',her Witnessing or hearing the re
Ntctv 49,, n.y. as he states, these have been to hin
ldcaryn '"''ofy; and, as he had no opportuni
& AMe ,,1 to '"e'n on, since he is unacquainte.
Nuo,i. Va of horses, and neither own
@ieu coli. ely to be thrown in the way OF un
a', lba, ~ mas resolved to publish these par
nay a, lso., 'enen, farmers, trainers, and 9th
Wy so simple plan, and thu