Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1858-08-19
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The Art of Tanning Horses.

The notOriety that has been given to the
art of taiaing horses in France and Eng
land by john L. Rarey, the Republication
of a pamphlet Of his in the latter country,
formerly published at home, have induced
the New York Tribune to condense for the
columns of that paper brief history of
the art, aud also of the method to accom-
plish the same. 1t occupies six columns
G -ae Tribune, and although copyrighted,
he permits his editorial brethren to copy
on credit to that paper. If it were not
that good deal of it could not be under
stood without wood cuts accompanying it,
we would be tempted to copy it entire
We are especially tempted 10 do this be-
cause the corner stone Of the whole theory
IS KINDNESS, PATIENCE AND PERsEVE-
RANCE.-PttSGH,gA JsaraaL
THE PRACTICE OF HORSE TANNING.
The one principle which you must es-
tablish in your mind, and which is so essen
tial in horse tanning that it is almost the
corner stone Of the theory, is the law Of
kindness. Next to kindness you must have
patience, and next to patience indomitable
perseverance,. With these qualities in us,
and not possessing fear or anger, We under
take to tame horses with perfect assurance
of success, if We use the proper means
The horse receives instruction in, and by
the use of, four Of his senses-nameIy, see
ing, hearing, smelling and feeling. You
must remember that the horse is q dumb
brute, and has not the faculty Of reasoning
Oh experiments that You make on him, but
is governed by instinct In natural state
he is afraid Of man, and never until you
teach him that you do not intend to hurt
him will that fear cease-wc mean that wild
natural fear-for you must have him fear
you as well as love you, before you can abb
sorb his attention as much as is necessary
to break him to your liking. 1t is a prin-
| clple III the nature of horse not to offer
resistance to our wishes, if made known in
way that he understands, and in accord
ance with the law of his nature.
In subjugating the horse, we must make
a powerful appeal to his intelligence; this
can only be done by physical operation
1t is an undisputed fact that the battles Of
all animals Except such as are garnished
with horns) are fought by seizing each
other by the throat \ dog that has been
thus held by his antagonist for a few min
utes, ON being released is often SO thorough
| ly cOwed that no human artifce can induce
him to again resume the unequal contest.
This is the principle upon which horse ta-
ming is founded
Choking horse is the first process in
tanning, and is but the beginning of his
education. By its operation horse be-
comes docile, and will thereafter receive
any instruction which he can be made to
understand Teaching the animal to be
down at our bidding tends to keep him
permanently cured, as it is a perpetual re
minder of his subdued condition.
1t requires good deal Of practice tc
tame horse successfully, also nice judg
ment to know when he is choked sufficient
ly, as there is bare possibility that he
might get more than would be good for him
We advise persons not perfectly familiar
with horse to resort rather to the strap
ping and throwing down process (unloss ht
is very vicious) described below; this, il
ordinary cases, will succeed It's the faul
of most people who have owned horse L
imagine that they arc ezpcets in his man