Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-08-25


the soaring of horse. The horse scares
either from Imagination or from pain
Now, i; is law of his nature, that if you
will convince him that any object will not
hunt bin, there is no danger of his scar
ing ri it, no matter how frighiful it may
be in appearance. To excmplify this,
take horse that is very easily scared at
an umbrella, take that horse into a tight
stable where YOU can have his attention,
/ take him by the bride, and hold the UNI
brella in your hand; when he first looks
at it he will be afraid Of it, and if he could
he would soon be OF, Of It's reach, but
hold it in your hand, let him look at it
and feel il with lis nose a few minutes,
and then you can open and shut it as
You please. occasionally letting him feel
it with bis nose, aud soon lie will care
nothing about it.
In the same manner you can break any
h1rsa froar soaring al things that may
look irighlful 10 him, logs. slUmps by the
roadside, or onyIhing that you may wish
to carry on bim. II you wish 10 make a
trial ofthis theory, just take horse into
the stable, and let him examine the fright
ful Object a few minutes after his mcde
OF examining things aud you will te per-
fecIly satisfied. We have tried horses
that would net suffer yop TO take an UNI
brella on them shut, and in fifteen min
utes could open and shut il at pleasure,
and they viii pay no attention to It
There is something peculiar in the horse
though il is because he has not he fac
ulty Of freasoning) You can take an OBJ
/ jecl that he is afraid Of, take it only on
one side, let him examine !; on tina; side
oaly, do not let the other eye see il, lie
Will be broken on one side, and, as soon
as the other eye beh0lds il, win be afraid
| until he looks at it and touches il with
his nose; then lie viii be broken on both
sides.
HOW TO LEARN 4 HORSE TO FoLLuw You.
Take him into a large stable or si,ed,
take hoid Of the bride CT halter wish
your LEFT hand. have long switch or
whip in your right, afer oaressing Lin a
littlcpul your right band over his shoulder
with the whip extending back so that you
can touch him up with the whip applied
gently around his hind legs, Start him
up little, give him a gentle tap with the
whip, walk him around tbe stable, So ying
TO him. "Come along, 6oy;," or cali him
by his name, take him around the stable
few times, holding him by the Bride.
After you have taken him around this
way q few times, you can let 90 Of his
bride. sdying; "Come alOng Joy," and
if lie stops. tap him up with the whip
gently, and in short time he vii learn
that you want him to .f1Ilow you, then
gradually get. before him, have him to
follow you around the stable in this way
n fsw minutes, then he will understand
what you want him 10 do, After you
have taught him 10 follow in the stable,
take him into tie stable lot, learn him 10
follow you in ihat faw minu;esi then
you can take him into the public read or
street, and he will follow you there, and
il short time he will follow wher-
ever you want him 20. You should
often pat him, and caress him, aud give
lin 10 under tand YOU DO no, intend 10
hurt him, and he will soon like to follow
you. Men ofen get their horses afraid
of them and keep them 50, and it is their
nature to keep GU, of danger when they
i, after ii, ir manner Of arriv-
ing at conclusions. TIE way horses ar
rive al conclusions is generally from ex-
Perienee.
HOW TO TEACH HORSE TO STAND WITHOUT
HITcHING.
After you have taught your horse 10
follow you, stand him in the center of the /
static, begin At his head to gentle him,
working backward. Ii he /
moves give him gentle cut with the
whip, put him back in the same spot
from which he started. If he stands, ca
ress him as before, and continue gentling
him in this way until you can get around
him without making him move. Keep
walking around him increasing your
pace, and only touch him occasionally.
Every lime he moves put him back in
he same place; 90 still farther from him,
# he moves give him cut with your
whip, place him back in the same place.
If he stands 90 him frequently and ca
TESS him. Do not let him stand too long,
out make him follow you around in the
stable. Then stand him in another
,lace aud prooeed as before. After you
nave him so that he will stand in the
stable, take him out in the lot, and place
lim there, and in short time you can
,lace him anywhere wiihou. hiIching.-
You shoald not practice him longer than
lslf an hour al time.
on Baking.
Ifyou have balky horses, it is your
'Inlt and not the horses; for if they do
lot pull true, there is some cause for it, (
md if you viii remove the cause the effect
will cease.
When your horse balks, be is excited,
md does no, know what YOU want him to {