New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-30


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Horse tanning has for ages found it, yot.r,es in
every part Of the world where the horse saoserves
the interests OF nan. The fret horss-tausr whose
name AMI deeds are perpetnsted in hiitory. exg-
cised his ssiu in Spain, in 1909. He is represented
., beirg Moor ard possessed Of great muscular
power. As this vi. an age Of superstition, tho
wonderful. results of his art were attributed to
COLLISION with his Ss,snic Msjesty. His red
methcd Of operating he maintained relieousy 80
cret bu. bis oseGsible practice consisted 10 buranS
aromatic herbs and mut,erirg COMPUTATIONS. with
the ecceusrc eyolut.ons of my sterious wsod.
The most ucorrg,bIe hor,es Ne said to haze in
neiate.y suceumbed to bis msnpulations
The next horse. tsmer whose performances lel
to historical no.orety Was an freshman named
Sullivan. Ike bis Moorish predecessor. his exh,-
| biuons we've enshroaded with the cloak OF empiri-
s;sm. lie protested to drive out the mslevcsnt
psture Of tie horse by Familiarity whispering ia his
ear certain bite Of advice, which p,ecePts were IN
vaNAby productive of complete and happy
reformation. Hence bis ccguomen Of tho Irish
Whisperer." 1t does not appear that Sullivan
practiced bis a6juraiieEs very extensively Oa ous
occasion, q refractory race horse was submitted 70
| bis operations. The animal was % very FESTIVE
and intrsctable as to eleotualy defy oil the efforts
| of erooms at pscifcston. Sullivan wac shut up
for an entire night with HE pupil. On opening tho
| stable doors tie ensuing morning, the two-tAs
conqueror and the conquered-were discovered
lying down together looking extremely smiASls.
and evidently very much pleased with their nights
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week afterwsrJ, and behaved himself Throughout
in manner that challenged general admiration.
1t was observed that in all Of Sullisan's inter
views with horses he WAS invariably much or
hsusted, frequently requiring the aid OF stmuAnts
| to renew his tagged energies. This fact would
eouclusively prove that there had been physical
contest for mastery, that had demanded oil hs
,trepsth. The gift of the " Irish Whisperer" is
said to be hereditary in his family, and to follow
strictly the law Of prmogeniture. The present ia.
cumbept OF the secret received it from bis father 90
% inheritance Of inestimsble value. II Il stated.
however, that his success not equal to that Of his
sire; hence bis ,ervices are not in much demand.
The younger Sullivan, according to tho English
Journals, has been called upon several tmes to OK.
hibit bis system in competition with Mr.. John 8.
Rarsy, but he does not appear to have sufficient
con6deIc 10 timself to submit ~ Investigation.
A writer IN BeUs Life in London gives the fol-
lowing statement 10 relation 10 the manner Of
tanning hor.s 10 le25, wills 10 identical with
part Of Dir. Rsreys practice, and dates the srt
back to period before Mr. X. was born:
"At Stsnton-le-Vsle IN Lincolnshire, there lived
srge farmer and bOTse breeder VI the name Of Morris
a. who're piece what am about 10 relate occurred.
In the same neighbornood resided notorious horse-
| breaker red Bull The following narration OF tbs
| facts given me from an eye witness, Mr. T. T..
| JOHNSON OF Chevet, rear Wakefield: Mr.. j. hsd
vicious horse and having heard Of the renowned Bull.
he went 10 Stanton 10 Gle TO the method adopted.
| On being shown into large stable without stLs,
upon the straw lay two young horses, 10 all appear
ancs almost lifslsss, while Bull was riding third BE-
tween AID around them, cracking whip and making
divers other noises; post was fixed in the middle Of
the stable, near which he rode and dismountsd. lie
then said: Whereabouts will you have this horss lie
down! spot was pointed out, and little fresh
@ sp s'I hs s end DOWN s.s :: ' .s.
The other two horses were each respectively
mounted, and went through the same process.
| While the animals were standing, Bull threw
himself against their quarters, slipped backward over
the ts aud favored the spectators with various other
such msneuvers. After witnessing this performance
and the quietnssa Of the amin ais Mr. j. said What
am to give you for The secret! 70 which bua re-
fuI a. in these days Of RNsyfying Eventually how.
| ever, the sum ofeIe and accepted wN l2s whioh
Bull remarked he would invest in gown for bis old
womas And now for the secret. Fust catch your
horse, then strap the fo:eleg up round the Ann
ofthe ANIMAL lead him about on three legs until no
becomes tired or weary no Will then aiiow you
to bsnole him snywherei then attach . strap
with ring TO the Of fore-fetock; 70 this
ring fasien another strap, which being brought
over the hcrse's back to the near side, put
through the ling On the of fore-fetock return tls
RI -, tba
and move the animal on, and pull ne will then DO
thrown upon HE kneee when, alter struggling SONS
| lime by gentle usage, hs viii lie dowa. Amer IN
loosipg the straps again. put him through ths sane
ever required. Ore great superiority Of Bulls system
was that no rode the snr ais about 10 Largo stablo
While peri city quiet and 40 well mouthed tn they
would either turn right Or sft, or even 70 oack.ad
with every gentle pull Ct the bride. He was At the
sane tins nos. kind and patient with them. Whsu
the horses mouth perfect, binders were put on
be ridden intO the country for mile or two, thea
ade 70 come gate, the binders removed, sid
.ss soimsl allowed 10 view the world. lttsr horss
had gone through this drilling not one In hundrd
plunged or tuned vicious.
Another evidence of the antiquity Of horse-tan-
ing 10 found in Mr. Catlihs publahed account Of
tis travels among the North American Indians.
The msnper in which the Indian achieves the subu-
cation Of The wild bor,e is thus described:
"He coils his Iasso bis ann and gsllops fssrlessly
into the herd Of wild horses BE soon gets the
recls OF ole of the number, vhen he instantly dis-
mounts Leaving bis horse, and rurs a. fast a. he
can letting the lasso paes out gradually and carefully
through his hands, until the horse falls for want Of
breath, and hes helpless on the ground. The Iadi6n
sdvaoces slowly toward the horses head keeping tho
ssso tight upon his neck, until no fAstens q pair Of
boobies on the animals two fore feet and also looserz
the lss,o giving the horse chance 10 breathe, and
psssr noose round the under jaw, by which he gss
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