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


yros.rstpg him. in defiance Of his efforts 70 pfe'en'
T. His ,sgscity teaches hin thai lie c.nao. t'c-
cetsful.y odn.en3 With superior anias on'- in's,
10 p eoerced through fear. Breathing IN h's nos''n
rnds 20 sootte the horne and render bun senHo' .,
n THE familiarity he j. afforded so opPof'ooiV VI
ezsuirc hi, enemy, IN he manner pecuiH' " '"'
hcrse. ty feeling with bis nose. By tas process
h;s oo,b, md slam are speedily dissipated. Hi'
ea,aa4ne. . restored, ard be tseiity acknowledges
bic master.
~ 1875 ope james Csl,rm Travelled through tae
HATED s,.,es, processing % possess secret %
which q: seaorn and baking horses could be cured
Ard in some cases success followed bis operations
HIS method consisted 10 tying sack securely ovei
fhe hor,e's hesd, so IS 10 prevent his seeing, and
.lao IN partially ob,trucsiDg bis breathing. The
animal While thus eDcumbered, was led or backed
about until be became fstgued and fell down. lie
vac then harnessed and would zealou'iy perform
srv work 8. band. 10 one instance however, Mr.
cs,u,, overd;d the matter, and the boTfe died
Aem sOfccs.on.
T, the soutbern part Of Chill system Of tanning
the horse is 10 vogue which 10 entirely original, g.
though enbodJiDg ZONE Of the principles Of Mr.
D.. p,art;ee. Two men alternately watch
18th the horse. spd their duty is to pinch, aid
whip, and worry the animal, and BY this means
pyeyspt him from going TO sleep. 10 spous Two
A.. Ia becomes 20 worn out and exhausted that
n. ,;rk, IN tie ground His persecutors then per-
.;t him 70 ,leep for two hours, wien, II be still
.hows VICE and malice be is sgaD submitted TO the
toy.pre. which generally accompanies the desired
object
But;tbs. been left TO the ..t ten years. and 70 Mr..
John S. Rarey 70 develope system that is really
p,.etjcal and Of universal application. Mr. Rsrey
!. one of four brothers, and citizen of Groveport
Ohm. Although it is evident that he is not the
original dseoverer Of the principle upon which be
snsrates still We must trace the present useful
and greatly. improved practice directly TO him, and
eopsequentIy We can only view with disgust the
many attempts Of iDnOvators TO deprive Mr. Rsrey
Of bis Justly. deserved and hard-earDed laurels.
Some time since, Mr.. Rarey printed, for the use
Of his pupils in this country, small pamphlet, de-
scrptiye of certain educational features peculiar to
liz sy,tem, but only of supplementary utility 10 the
real operation by which the horse is subugsted aud
deprived of his ferocious properties. This pamphlet
has since been reprinted in England, owing to the
absence Of an international copyright, and has been
generally disseminated as bis true sud complete
system Of horse tanning. He he's stated the truth of
the matter in the London journals; but yet enough
Of his secret wss disclosed in this prsted pamphlet
10 render it advisable for him TO release bic paps
there from their pledge of secrecy, and to continue
his lessons without eIsc.ng any sucb pledge 10 the
future.
All Obligation Of secrecy having thus been re-
moved, we now proceed to lsy before the readers
Of THE TRIBUNE a complete account OF the system,
it, principles and its methods.
THE PRACTICE OF HORsE-TANING.
The enc principle which you must establish
firmly in your mind, aud which is so essential In
herse- tanning that it is almost the cornerstone Oh
the theory, 10 the law of kindness. Next to
Kindness you must have patience, aud next to
patience ndomitabe perseverance. With these
qualities in us, and not possessing fear or anger, we
unds rtAke 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
seDses-namely, seeing, hearing, smelling and feel
ing. You must remember that the horse is dnmo
brute, has not the faculty Of reasoning on experl'
noe nts that you make on him, but Is governed by
instipct. In . natural state he is afrsid of man,
and never, until you teach him that you do not in
tend TO hurt him, will that fear cesse-we mean
that wild, Natural fear-for you must have him fear
you a. well as love you before you can absorb biz
attention az much as is necessary to break him to
your liking. 1t is principle in the nature of q
horse not 10 offer resstarc e to our wishes If made
known in a way that be understands, and IN accord
ance with the laws Of his nature.
In subjsgatiDg the horse, We must make pow
erful 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
ore garnished with horns) fought BY seizng each
other by the throat dog that has been thus held
by his Antagonist for q few minutes, on being re-
leased, is often so thoroughly eowed that ne human
arti6ce can induce him to again resume the unequal
contest. This is the principle upon which horse
tanning is founded
Choking a horse is the FIRST process ia tsmiug,
and is but the beginning of his education. by il.
operation horse becomes docile, and viii there
after receive any instruction which he can be made
to understand. Teaching the animal to lie down a
our bidding, tends to keep him permanently cured
ss it isa perpetual reminder Of his subdued con-
dition.
Itrequires good deal of practice to tame horse
successfully; slso a nice judgment to know when
be 10 ehOked sufficiently, as there is bare pOsstl
ity that he might get more thsu would be good
for him. We advise persons not perfectly familiar
with q horse TO resort rather 10 the strspping
and throwing down process unless he is very
vicious) described below; this, in ordinary cases,
viii prove successful 1t lie the faux of most people
who have owned horse TO imagine that they are