Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-06
farmer' department.
From the New England Farmer.
KIND TREATMENT TO. HORS]

KIND TREATMENT TO. HORSES.
"a mcrciful man is merciful to his beast"
Every wise man, every economical man of
understanding, is likewise mercltul to them.
Abusive treatment of horses, and cruel man
agement and usage of them, are waste and
destruction of property; whilst the kind
care, and merciful and judicous manage
ment of animals, preserve their spirits, and
strength and lives, and thus preserve their
value.
The horse is, by nature, we'll disposed; is
easily trained, when treated kindly by
person capable of instructiug him by one
that can impart to the horse an idea of what
he is to do, and how he is to do what may
be desired of him. He is also somewhat
excitable, irritable and timid Excitement
and fear are destructive and injurious to the
animal as to the human frame. The horse,
especially, will be more docile under kind
than cruel treatment. Whatever labors are
performed and exertions made under the
whip, are usually SO much to the injury of
the horse, thus forced to exertion. What
ever excess of loading horse is forced to
draw, under the lash, above what he can
easily draw, is so much to his injury. What
ever increase of speed.is gained by the rider
or driver, by the aid or instrumenta!ity of
the whip or spur, is only an advantage for
the time being, and to the future disadvan-
tage of the owner. 1t is "a wearing way of
the strength and life of the animal to force
his speed beyond his voluntary and natural
swiftness of motion. To compel him to
draw more than he can easily draw, Injuries
his value also. 1t is economy, and wisdom,
and humanity, and mercy too, to carry light
loads for the team. If a person wishes to
transport much weight of materials, he
should have horse of suitable size, or a
number of horses to move the load easily.
If person wishes to travel at the rate of
ten miles an hour, he should have an animal
that can transport him easily at that rate,
and not keep horse that cannot easily 60
more than eight miles an hour, and force
him ten miles an hour with a whip. The
continual swapping of the whip excites and
worries the horse. The horse, to labor much,
or travel much, should be we'll nourished
and cared for. Some persons are so unwise
and inhuman-have so little knowledge of
economy, and are so ignorant of their own
interests, as to think it more profitable to
miserably and cheaply provide and care for
the horse, and. force him to work or to speed
with the whip, than to spare the whip and
increase the feed.
Itis pleasing to notice that the horse rail-
road companies have dispensed with the use
of the whip. That instrument of cruelty and
injury is not seen upon the car. 1t is more
pleasant to ride in the car, because the car
is not panied with the frequent abusive or
unwise use of the whip. In the days of
omnibusses, the whip was more brutally or
cruelty used than now. 1t is agreeable to
walk or ride in fremont Street now, as the
cars have banished, almost entirely the use
of the whip. Drivers of other carriages do
not, seemingly, dare use the whip so much
there as formerly. The whip has ever been
highly injurious to omnibus horses. Ifa
man has a slow horse, it is to be + ID that
he will exchange him for more speedy one;
or weak one for strong one, if he desires
more strength or speed, rather than use the
whip to effect desire. p.