The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-08-18

strap about three feet long, with buckle on
one end; have several holes punched in the
strap; wrap it once around his leg just above the
hoor, lift up his foot touching his body; put the
strap around the arm Of his LEG, and buckle it;
then you go behind him, and pull back on the
traces; you must not fear his kicking while his
foot is up, for it is impossible for him to do it,
Practice him in this way awhile, and he will
soon learn to walk on three legs. You should
not hitch him up until you have practised him
with his leg up two or three times, pulling on
the traces, and walking him along. Alter you
have practised him in this way few times,
take up his foot as directed; hitch him to some
thing, and cause him to pull it a short distance;
then take him out; caress him every time you
work with him.
You will find it more convenient to asten
up his left fore foot because this is the side you
are on. After you have hitched him up once or
twice, you should get a longer strap; put it
around his foot as before directed (aboye the
hoofand below the pastern. joint;) put it through
a ring in your harness; take hold of it in your
hand; hitch him up gently, and if he makes a
motion to kick, you can pull up his foot and
preventit. You should use this strap until you
have broken him from kicking, which will not
take long. You should hitch kicking horse
by himself, you can manage him better in this
way than to hitch him by the side of another
horse.
How TO BREAK HORSE FROM SOARING.
It's an established rule in philosophy that
there is not an effect without cause; and if so,
there must b. some cause for the soaring of
horse. The horse scares either from imagina-
ton or from pain. Now it is law orhi5 nature
that, if you convince him that the object will
not hurt him, there is no danger of his soaring
at it,no mlttcr how frightful it may be. in ap-
pearance. To exemply this, take horse that
is very easily scared at an umbrella; take that
horse into tight stable, where you can have
his attention. when he first looks at it he will
be afraid ofit and if he could he would soon
be out Of its reach; but hold it in your hand, let
minutes, AID then you can open and shut it
as you please, occasionally letting him feel it
with his nosc and soon he will care nothing
about it.
In the same manner you can break any horse
from soaring at things that may look fright(ul to
him-logs stumps by the roadside, or anything
that you may wish to carry on him. If you
wish to try this, just take horse into the sta.
BILE and let him examine the frightful object
few minutes, after his mole of examining
things, and you will be perfectly satisfied We
have tried horses that would not suffer you to
take an umbrella on them shut, and in fifteen
minutes you could open anu shut it at pleasure
and they will pay no attention to it. There is
something peculiar in the horse Qhough it is be-
cause he does not posses the faculty of reason. J
You can take an object that he is afraid Of, take
it only on one side, let him examine it on that
side onIy do not let the other eye see it, he will
be broken on one side, and as soon as the other
eye beholds it, will be afraid until he looks at
and touches it with his nose, then he will be
broken on both sides. ra.
HOW TO TEACH HORSE To FOLLOW YOU.
Take him into large stable or shed, take
hold Of the bride or halter with your left hand
have long switch or whip in your right; after
caressing him a little put your right hanu over
his shoulder with the whip extended back so
that you can touch him up with the whip ap-
piled gently around his hind legs. Start up a
little, give him gentle tap with the whip, walk
ing him around the stable, saying to him,
"Come along boy;o call him by his name, ia,
king him around the stable few times, holding
him by the bride. After you have taken him
around in this way few times, you can let go
ofhs bride, saying "Comc along boy" and il
he stop, tap him with the whip gently and in a
short time he will learn that you want him to
follow you; then gradually get before him, in
few minutes then he will understand what you
want him to do. .ia ,. .a.f,U a.}. trr
i After you have taught him to follow in tho
stable take him into the stable lot, learn him to
follow you in that a few minutes; then you can
take him into the public road or street, and he
will follow you there, and in q short time he
will follow you wherever you want him, to go
! You should often pat him and carress him, and
give HIM to understand that you do not intend
to hurt him, and he will soon like to follow you
Men often get their horses afraid Of them and
keep them so, and it is their nature to keep oui
of danger when they apprehend it, after their
manner 0 arriving at conclusions, The way hor
ses arrive at conclusions is generally from expe-
rience. t5s6a
now TO TEACH A HORSE TO STAND WITHOUT
q ~ HTrcHING. stt.
\ After you have taught your horse to follow
you stand him in the centre ofthe stable, begin
at his head to gentle him, gradually working
backward. Ifhe moves give him gentle. cut
with the whip, and put him back in the same
spot from which he started Ifhc stands car
ress him as before, and continue gentlng him
in this way, until you can get around him with.
out making him move. Keep walking around
him, increasing your pace, and only touch him
occasionally. Every time he. moves put him
back into the same place; go still further from
him.; if he moves give him cut with your
whip; place him back in the same place. Ifhe
stands 60 to him frequently and carress him.
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