The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-07

dreaded than all the Other bad and vicious horses
put together You often hear the expression even from
horse jockeys themselves ~ don't what ho does,
he doesn't kick" Now kicking horse be broken
from kicking in harness. aud efectually broken, too,
though il will require some time to manage him safely;
but perseverance and patience by this rule will do il ef
fectually. When you so to harness horse that you
know nothing about if you want to know whether he Is
kicking horse not, you can ascertain that fact by
stroking him on the flank where the hair lies upward,
which you can discover easily any horse just stroke
him down with the ends of your fHgers and II he does
switch his TAIL aud shake his head and lay back his
ears or some Of these you need not fear his kicking
he does any all of these set him down for Kicking
horse and watch him closely
When you harness kicking horse have strap about
three feet long, with buckle on one end have several
holes punched in the strap wrap once around his leg
just above the hoof lift his foot TOUCHING his body
put the strap around the Of his leg, and buckle it,
then you go behind him, and pull back on the traces;
you must not fear his kicking while his foot Is up for 1t
Is impossible for him to do it, Practise him IN this way
awhile, and he will soon learn to walk on three legs.
You should not hitch him up until you have practistd
him with his leg up two three tmes pulling the
traces, and walking him along. After You have prac-
ed him few times in this way, take up his foot as di
ected hitch him TO something and cause him TO pull it
short distance then take him out; caress him every
time you work with him.
You will find it Convenient to fstcn up his left
fore foot because this is the sidey you are After You
have had him hched up twice. you should get
longer strap put it round his foot before directed
tabove the hoof and below the pastern jont put it
through ring your harness; take hold OF it IN your
hand; hitch him up gently, and If he makes motion to
kick, you can pull up his foot and prevent It, You
should use this strap until you have him broken from
kicking, which will not take long. You should hitch
kicking horse by HIMSELF you manage him better IN
this way than hitch him by the side OF another horse
now TO BREAK 4 HORSE FROM SOARING
1t is established rule in philosophy that there not
an effect without cause and if so there must be
for the soaring of horse The horse either
from imagination from pain Now, it law Of his
that If you will convince him that any object Will
not hurt him. there is danger of his soaring at it, no
matter how rghtfu it may be in appearance To cxcm-
py this take horse that is very easily scared ut an
umbrella take that horse into tight stable, where you
have his attention take him 10y the bride, and hold
the umbrella in your hand when he first looks at it he
will be afraid of it, and il he could he would soon be
out of its reach but hold it in your hand let him look
at it and feel it with his few minutes, and then
you open and shut it you please occasionally let
ting him feel it with his nose and soon he will care moth
ing about it,
In the same you break any horse from scar
ing at things that may look frightfu to him-logs,
sumps by the roadside, anything that you may wish
to carry HIM If you wish to make trial of this
theory just take horse into the stable and let him sxam
inc the ghtful object few minutes, after his mode OF
examining things, and you will be perfectly satisfied
We have tried horses that would not suffer you to take an
umbrella them Shut and in fifteen minutes you could
open and shut il at pleasure and they will pay no aten
ton to it, There is something peculiar in the horse
Though it is because he has not the faculty of reasoning
You can take object that he is afraid Of take 1t only
on one side let him examine it that side only do not
let the other eye it he will be broken one side,
and as soon the other eye behods it, will be afraid
until he looks at it and touches it with his nose then ne
will be broken on both sides.
now TO TEACH HORSE TO FOLLOW you.
Take him into large s.able shed, take hold of the
bride halter with your left hand have long switch
or whip in your right after caressng him little put
your right hand his shoulder with the whip extend
ing back that you touch him up with the whip
applied gently around his hind legs Start up littlc
Tho pxyh i'm
the stable, saying to him. ''Comc along boy; or call
him by his name taking him around the stable a few
times, holding him by the bride After you have taken
him around in this way few times you can let so OF
his bdle saying Cone along boy and If he stop, tap
him with the whip gently, and in short time he will
learn that you want him to follow you then gradually
get before him. have him to follow around the stable in
this way few minutes then he will understand what
you want him to do
After you have taught him to follow in the stable take
him into the stable lot learn him to follow you in that
few minutes then you take him into the public
road or street. and he will follow you there and in
short time he will follow you wherever you want him to
GO You should often pat him, and carress him, and
give him to understand that you do not intend to hurt
him. and he will like to follow you. Men often get
their horses afraid of them and keep and it is their
nature to keep out of danger when they apprehend it,
after their of arriving at conclusions The way
horses arrive at conclusions is generally from experience
TO STAND WITHOUT nITcHISG.
After you have taught your horse to follow you, stand
tie him. gradually working backward If he give
him gentle cut with the whip, and put him back in the
spot from which he started Ii he stands
him before and continue gentling him in this way
until you can get around him without making him
Keep walking around him, increasing your pace and
only touch him occasionally Every time hc put
him back into the place go still further from him.
if he moves give him cut with your whip place him
back in the place If he stands go to him fire.
qucnty and him. Do not let him stand too long,
but make him follow you around the stable Then stand
him in another place and proceed before After you
in the lot and place him there and in short tnic you
place him anywhere without hitchng. You should
not practise him longer than half an hour at time
II you have balky horses it your fault and not the
horses for If they do not pull true there cause
for it, and If you will the tho effect will
cease. sY 3# s1tg.5
When your horse balks, he is excited and does not
know what you want him to do. When he gets little
excited, stop him five ten minutes let him become
calm; go to the balky horse pat him. and speak gently
to him, and he is his excitement he WILL
nine out of ten pull at the word whipping AMI
slashing and swearing only makes the matter
After you have soothed him awhile, and his excitement
has cooled down, take him by the bits turn him each
way as far you pull out the tonguc soothe him
ttc unren him. then step before the baiky horse and
let the other start first then you take him anywhere
you WISH balky horse is always highspirited, and
starts quick has his pull out before the other starta by
standing before him the other starts too, BY close mp
pication of this rule you make any baxy horse pull
IL horse has benc badly spoiled you should hitch him