Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1858-08-31
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ressstanco# " any demand made OF him
witch he fully cemprehands, if made In
4 way consistent with the laws 81 his ma
'tuEs. - I.
II. Second. That lie rs. no CONSCIOUS.
lness Of bib streng shs beyond lis expert
aliae.a and can BE- handled according To
our will without force. sif If
HI 3 Third THAT We can, in compliance
with the laws Of Ills nature BY Which III
examines all things new 10 him. take any
object. however friglitful, around, over.
or on him, that does not infiict pain ~
without causing him u fear. s HI
The horse. though Possessed OF some
faculties superior nj mans, being def
GENT in reasoning powers, has 30 kilowl
edge of right or wrong, Of free will and
independent Ego yerfiment, and knows not
Of any imposition practised upon him.
however unreasonable these inlposiitiipus
/ may be. Consequently, lie cannot come
10 any derisson ae 10 what he should OF
should not do, because lie has NOT the
reasoning faculties of man 10 argue the
jistiee OF theBthing demanded Of him -
Y III be had taking into consideration his
superior strength, he would be useless 70
man as d se.yant.
Every one That has ever paid any at
tentipn to The horse has noticed his ma
tuFaf inclination TO smell everything which
% him looks new and frightfuf. This is
his strange mode oil examining every
. Thing. And when heis frightened atany.-
thing. though he looks at ii sharply, he
seems, TO have no confidence il this optic
AaI examination alone, but must touch it
with the NOSE before iheTiis entirely salts
fed; and asi spoa Isl this il done. all is
right. II 4. ID VIII
Il We might very naturally suppose.
from the fact pf The horses applying his
nose to everything hew 10 him. that he
always does 10 for the purpose Of smell
ing these objects. But | believe that
ii ID as much or more for the puf-l
pose ofsfeeling. and chat he makes use of
his nose. or mnzzle (as it is sometimes
called y as we would Of our hands: be-
eaass ii is The only organ By which he
can touch OF feel anything with much
susceptibility. u
y Ns,know. from experiences sthatsif a
horse sees and smells robe 3 short dis
4tance from him, lie is very much fright
enei unless he isfusel to-iil until he
touches-or feels ii With his nose; which
Isl pcsitiye proof that feeling is the con
trolling sense il this case.
II il 4 prevailing opinion among horse
men generally that The sense Of smell Is |
the governing sense Of the horse. Aud |
Faucher, as we'll AZ others. has. with that
view, got. up receipts Of strong smelling
oils, a., 70 tame Gle horse, sometimes us /
ing sthe chestnut ofhis log, which they
4 dry, grind in powder, and blow into his
7nostpils. sometimes using the oiB Of rho |
dunn, origanum. &c. that are noted for
their strong smell; and sometimes they
Scent The hand with the sweat from under
The arm. Of blow{the breath into his nos
trils. d. de- All Of which, as far as
the scent goes. haYe.no effect whatever il !
genlins he horse pr=conye wing any idea
10 his mind; though. the acts that accom-
panyI these efforls-handlihg him. touch
Ing about the nose ara head, and patting
! him, as they direct YOU should, after ad
ministeFFiing the articles, may have a great
effect, Awhich they mistake 10 be the effect
uf the ingredients used.
II Now, reader. cap you, or any one else,
give one sin lie reason how seentcan con
iyey any idea to the horse's mind Of what
We waAt HIM totlo? Ifnot, then dfcourse
strong scents Of any kind arc of 20 avail
liin tarning the unbroken horse.
ls-IIn orlrr % obtain perfect obedience
from any horse, We must FIRST have him
fear us, fSr our motto is, fear, loue and
Eo5ey; anaIwe must have the fulfIment Of
The first two,befoIe We can expect the lat
Ter; for-it is BY our philosophy Of creating
fear, love. and confidencsahat we govern
- our viii every kind Of horse whatever.
should nots want for myself, more than
half or three quarters of an hour To han
die any kiHdEof colt, and have Hmm
MIN aboutIif the Stable aftef me; though
] Lwhuld advise new beginner to take
more time ald not be lii 100 much Of a
llngry When you have entered the sta
blel stand still, and let your horse look ait
#ydua minute or two.ahd as. soon as lie is |
settled in one ce,approsch him Slowly,
with both arms stationary your fright |
hanging byyour le5lhold the4wilip as
difected, ana the left bent at the elbow, /
withy hand probecting. Asa5you ap II
pfhach him 60 not 9oo much towards his
heatIor Group. 50 as hot 10 make him move
either forward or backward. thus keeping
yonf horse stationary Iifhe does not move
little either forward or6backward, step
~ litlle 10 The right orleft very cautiously |
this will keep him insons place. AS YOU
get very near him. draw ia little to his
shduiderSand stop few seconds. Ii you'll
are III his reach, he will turn hisIhead and
smell POUR hand. not thai Ne has any pref I
esencs for your hand but because that is /
projecting, and is che nearest portion Of
your body ID the horse This1all ceits
Wilde. and they will smell yoar naked |
hand justas quickly al they will Of any
thing that YOU can put ID ID, and with Just
is good effect however much some men
have preached The doctrine Of tanning
horses by giving them the scent OF aryi
Giles from tlle hand. / have already
proved that totbe a mistake
Az sooa as he touches his nose %
yourIhand. caress him as before directed |
always using IA sery spft band merely
touching The horse. always rubbing the |
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