Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-31
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sonre remarks on ill-nsing horses,
Which are adapted 10 our meridian
MS we'll as ,ha, Of London;
"Aliow me 10 dsaw the attention
Of your readers 10 a subject, which,
although at frat sight, may appear
a very uu'esperiant one, yet on
second view, seelas 10 contain largely
the tendency to mischief and mis-
fortune; and the veterinary profess
ions, ltiiak. may safely be looked
to.as likely TO exercise u eonsidera-
bic Influence in obyiating tie evil
allnde TO the practice SO common
at horse-iairs, dealers yUrds, etc, of
rattling stick ind hat together With
the asowed purpose Of frightening
horses 1t seems very questionable
whetherit be judicious, on the contra
ry to be afraid at ali: but to associate
in The observation-disclosures, terror on
one hand, aHd 40 article which may
at any time create terror on The
other, appears very thoughtiess. |
have known many case Of tumble
and iun away, from just so simple u
thing rs bat coming Gathering to
the ground. Not many horses will
stand it. But what else Can we lock
for? The last Time they heard the
sound,i it in oil probability was in con-
nection With whips, sticks and fright,
etc. s
Il have frequently heard it very
gfavely recommended by very know
. ing horsemen, to under-feed horses
that are difficult TO break, I suppose
on the presumption that hunger will
tame lion. l doubt If mere hun
ger ever tanned anything; starvation
might, but even then, the tameness,
apparently, is more the result of
the subsequent kindness than the
previous cruelty. From o trial of
my own, infer the practice to be a
bad one. That IAN angry man is a
hungry onc," is proverbially true,
this being one Of the laws Of organ
ization; hence the souDdness Of Brit
ism philosophy, in celebrating every
thing with q dinner; and ! cannot
see how an organization, disquali-
fed to perform we'll the alimentary
functions, should be attended, as often
as it is in horses, with q fretful lad
temper, vide what We call weakly an
finals. AYt
Horses, however, on the whole
get pretty severely punished for be-
ing made this way. Others Of them
from careless breaking, riding OF
disease, get O habit Of STUN bling
to which the Furnishing is applied very
often as remedy, and, although
Inever saw any good myself, ant
perhaps nobody else ever did either
yet suppose it is impossible t.
allow such aggravated disobedience t.
go UNPUBLISHED.
@Horses frequently come under
the rod for sbying, as if they hat
no right to be frightened without
leave. 1t seems hardly fair, bu
opinions differ. He may be going
past a lime quarry, for instance
there is noise, he gets uneasy, and
then punished, to get more uneasy
still; the next time be sees the same
object and further punishment on
" settles him more firmly in the
belief that there is some untortu
nato connection between quarry Of
animal leap and the whip and spur
Ishaye every faith III the efficacy
Of kindness, and none whatever II
cruelty. This. however, is at The
consideration of your readers, fol
their own individual adoption as Q
principle Of actionin the treatment
of animals. F"
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