Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-09-03
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Kind Treatment 10 Horses.

nomieai mau of understanding, is
likewise mereifUl 10 them Abusive.
treatment Of horses, aud cruel man
agement and usage Of them. are
waste AID destruction Of property;
whilst The kind cafe, and merciful
and judieieus Hlanogementof animals,
preserve their. spirits, aud strength
and lives, and thus preserve their
value.
The horse is, by nature, well dis
posed, is easily trained, when treated
kindly by person capable Of in
structing him, by one that can iln-
part to the horse an idea of what be
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 ami
NAL as TO the human frame, The
horse, especially, Will be more docile
under kind than cruel treatment.
What ever labofs are performed and
exerti0ns made. under the whip,
are usually SO much to the injury OF
the horse, thus forced to exertion.
Whatever excess Of loading horse
is forced to draw, is SO much to bis
injury. Whatever increase Of, speed
is gained by the rider or driver. by
the aid or instrumentality of the
whip or spur, is enly an advantage
for the tine being. and 10 the future
disadvantage ofthe owner.- 1t is a
wearing away of the strength and
life of the animal to force bis speed
beyond his voluntary and natural
swiftnesss OF motion. To compel
him to draw more than heAcan east
ly draw, Injuries bis value also. 1t is
economy. and wisdom and humans
ty, and mercy TOO, 10 carry a light
load for the team. Efa person wish
es TO transport much weight Of ma.
terials, be Should have a horse Of
suitable size, er ssnumber Of horses
to move the lead easily.
fla person wishes totraFeI,at the
rate of 10 miles az hour, be should
have an animal that can transport
him easily at that rate, and not keep
q horse that cannot easily 20 more
than eight miles az hour, and force
him ten miles an hour With q whip.
The continual swapping Of tbs whip
excites aud worries the horse. The
horse, to labor much, should be well
nourished and cared for Some per-
sons are so unwise and inbuman-
have SO little knowledge of economy,
and are SO ignorant Of their own in
terests, as 10 thiuk 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.
1t is pleasing to notice that the
horse railroad companies have dis
pensed with the use of the whip
That instrument Of cruelty and is
jury is not seen upon the car. It is
more pleasant to ride ia the car; be-
cause the ear is not panied with the
frequent abusive or uuwise use of
the whip. In the days of omni-
buses, the whip was more brutally
or cruelty used than now. 1t is a.
greeable to walk or ride in fremont
street now, as the cars have Danish
ed, almost entirely, the use of the
whip. Drivers Of other carriages
do not, seemingly, dare to use the
whip so much there as formerly
The whip has ever been highly in
furious to omnibus horses. If a
man has slow horse, it is to be ho-
ped that he will exchange him for a
more speedy one; OF q weak one for
o strong one, if he desires more
strength or speed, rather than Use
the whip to effect such desire.
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