New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-04

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sped. Jsssls eoupar.-rs we're smsI.d sri iois-
rant a. be s'rspse endnc'- q thou f,t,sr oi jst-
ass they cred, thoa Lac; enabled the thief 10 rob
thee a my jewel Bo, be s,isDc ID Their upbfsidnss
by ssyips: wou'd rather lcse her thsa s1ily Aer
isputAriSn. Would you have re suhsr 10 b. said
snopg The Tubes tha, sio;se! mxs hd proved
.ae,ar than miue cave 8: lesst this coufnt lef.
me- thst csn say che never ne, with her m>.eh. "
On the saddle, b:ids sr6 sest we read:
"The polished Greeks, ss well as the ra5sr
pstiors CT Northern Ah.cs, ior long wsie rode
without either saddle or bride, guiding their hcres
with tie vsice or the hsud, or With hsht ssich
with which they touch tie animal on toe s1e o. tsc
ssce TO al him turn 10 the opposite dischoa They
urged him forward by touch OF the heel Asd
stepped him by cs,chiuG hiT by the muzhse. u saNs
ard bite were ~ lereth Introduced but many esb,nes
elapeed before anything ths, could be cslled $500
vas usei lrstesd OF these cloths, angle or paided,
ard slns OF Wild beasts, often richly adorrei, were
ard is given as ex':ao,dirary fso, thx the R)
mare even in tie times when luxury was cs,iss -
excess among them, never desired so simple 50 sspe-
dent for assisting the horsem.u 10 mount = e.seo
his fatigue, ard aid hin IN sitting more securely in his
saddle. Ancient sculp.o'e prove that the hcsseneo
Of almost every country we're accustou,ed {, mouct
their hones from the night aide Of the anm.,, tc6.
they nigh, the bs,ter grSp the name, which r.rgs
on tha: siGe practice university charged In m,era
tmes. The arcens generally esped on theie fogs.s'
bsoks though they sometimes carried spear With
loop projection about two feat i.om the b aso y.
which served them as & step. ln Greece anf zone,
the locsl magsracy were bound to see tbs. olo'k.
ftr mounting wha; the Scotch csl !oapn.Oa ,iase'J
were placed aorg tie road az convenient dstsn,es-
Tte great, however, thought It more dignn ID -
mount their hores by stepping on the beat bbcss ot
their servants or elaves, and many who eond not
coumArd such costly ne nsed TO carry Light ladder
about with them. The fist distinct notice that 80
have of the use Of the saddle occurs 10 the ed' otae
Emperor Theodosius A. ID. 3SOl, tsom wach re Sso
Learn thatitw usual Tor those wno hued po'''nises
10 provide t1eir ows ssdile and thN the tsalio
should nc. weigh more than sixty pourds-s GU no;oas
cout,iysuoe more Ike the howosh. PACED on tls
bscks Ct epharts than the light and elegant saddle
of modern times Side iiles for lstes se 80 'nvel-
tion of comparatively recent date. Tne trst seen IN
| England ives made for Arpe os B)bems, slte OF
| Richsrd the Second, and probably more Ike 9
piion than the side saddle OF the present day. aPl
hon is sot Ct very low-backed srm-ehaiT, sad "ss
fastened on the horses Group, behind the sdas, on
| which man rode who had al the care OF msnssnS
the horse while the lady sst al her ease, supporting
| herself by grssping belt whch he wore, or psssIx
her arm srourd bis body /. the gentlemen els ut co
| ticklish But tho Mex,csns mansge tbese thoss Win
more gaahtry than the ancisnts eid Ice pIlsaaa or
country lady, we are tod s oiIen seen mos oeiNs
ter caJalro who .ahes the more nstur position OF
being seated behind his fair ore supporting her oY
throwing his arm around her wsist
To come to more serious subject Nc. Rney lays
down three laws of equine nature as constituting the
principles on which hs own practice is bs'sd rlsse
| equine laws he expresses in the following worls
First. That he is constituted by nature t1s. he
will not offer RI sstance to any demand made OF h.n
| which he fully cemprehends, If made in xsy c9u-
sent with the laws OF his nature. Second Inst ne
has no conscousness of his strength beyoad hs eNPe-
| renee ard can be handled according 10 our vuI
| without force Third rhst we can, IN cJmlhsnco
| with the laws Of his nature, by which he eIsuass al
thirgs to him, take any object, hoseyef tnssua'
srouLd over, or on him, tnat does not iDnc' ptiS
without csusirg him 10 fear"
The third law as here expressed, is somewhat vague
| and involved. How are TO carry fnshta thugs
round horse by observing the laws of hs nsers,'
will depend someghst on our knowledge of those asS.
Hsppiy in another part Of Mr.. R.reys tract, We gs,
glimpse of one very serviceabls laws
" Eyery one that has paid any attention 10
the horse, las noticed his natural inclin stion tn
smell everything which 10 hn looks snd
trigbtiu. This IL their strenge mode OF easmssirg
syeyhSg AID when they are frightened ,S.s q any
to have 70 confidence in this op'cs examnst alone,
but must touch il With the bsfore they are entirely
ssti,fed and, as this is dore all i' right"
| An experiment may now be tried:
al you want TO safety yourself Of this chrscters-
tic of the horse and to learn something OF mp,r,nce
,oucerurg the pecularties of his nature, ETC., turn
him into tre barn yard, large stable will d., snd
then gather up something that you know wall ing atsn
hm-a red blanket, bu1slo robs somsthing OF that
hind Hold il up that he can see II, he will st "a up
| ts head and snort. Then throw it down soneshsrs
the osntre of the 10. or barp, and Walk OIL to o.e
SIDE. Watch bis motions, and study his nature. III
Re s frightened at the object, he will not rest unfi he
has touched il with his You will SOC him begin
to walk around the robe and mort all the time getng
little closer, as if drawn up by some mage sRel,
Until he 6r ally gets within reach Of IL. Hs viii then
very cautiously stretch out hs neck as far ss he osn
iescb merely touching il with his no.e, Is though he
thought il was ready to fly at him. But Alter ne ns
reI eated tt.se orcDes Jew times, for the hfst tm0
though be hes been looking at 1t all the wh.isl no
seems to have On idea what II is. But now he has
found by the Of feeling that il is nothing thst
will DO him any ham, and he ready TO play with t.
And if you watch him closely you will see him t'ss
hod of It with his teeth, and rase It up and pull 81 IL
And in few minutes you can see that no has MT thss
wild look about his eye, but stands like horse
biting at some familiar stump
When you have gained oil this general and special
acquaintance with horse nature, you may then procssd
with business. Suppose the thing TO be done 10 ssd
die colt:
"The 6rst thipg wi be TO tie each strup strap io1
loose knot to make them short and prevent the sr-
ruos from ypg about and hitting him. Tnen douol0
mn the skirts and take the saddle under your rigns
arm 80 IS rot to Tighten him with you approach.
Vixen ycu get to him rub him gently few u nee win
your hsr and then raise the saddle vesy slo~Iy untu
he can see it, and smell and feel 1t with bis nose Inen
let the skirt loose and rub IT very gently sgsast ne
reck the way the hair hes, letting MN near tne rse
Of the krts az he feels them against him, each hdo
eettipgs little further backward, and htsliy alp V
ever HE shoulders Oh his back. Shake It Ltte win
your hand and in less than five minutes you csa rst
Il about over his back a. much as you please, snd pau
il IF and throw it on again, without his payng mucn
attention to it. As soon a. you have accustomed him
10 the sacde fssten the srth. BE careful hoy you
do this. 1t often rghtens the colt when ne seS 'ns
gth binding him and making the ssads 4. .rty
his back You should bring up the gifth very gec.
ard OF draw it too tight at first, Just enough ao1
The ssGd op. Move him little, and then grin y AZ
| tight ss ycu chocee and he viii not mi1a u, ivV
should tha. the pad Of your saaois ~
hurt him, or feel unpleasant 70 bis back IL s1ou,a
moi nave any looee strsps on the PACK pais VI a., ~
fan about and scare him. After you nave ssa9ec
m in this way take switch in your ngnt mana W
-. 90 ,y;,h ard walk about In the stable 70