The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-08-07
better in this way than to hitch him by the
side of another horse.
TO BREAK \ HORSE FROM SOARING.

side of another horse.
HOW TO BREAK \ HORSE FROM SOARING.
1t is an established rule in philosophy,
that there is not an effect without cause,
and if so. there must be some cause for the
soaring of n horse. The horse Scares either
( from Imagination or from pain. Now, it
is law of his nature, That il you will con-
vince him that any object will not hurt him,
there is no danger Of his soaring at it, no
matter how frightful it may be in appear
ance. To exemplify this, take horse that
/ is very easily scared ut an umbrella; take
that horse into tight stable where you
can have his attention, take him by the
Bride and hold the umbrella in your hand;
when he first looks at il he will be afraid of
/ it and if he could he would soon be out of
! its reach; hut hold it in your hand, let him
+ look at it and feel it with his nose few
minutes, and then you can open and shut 1t
as you please, occasionally letting him feel
il with his nosc and soo.s he viii care moth
. ing about il.
/ In the same manner you can break any
horse from soaring at things that may look
/ irightful to him, logs, stumpS by the road
side, or anything that you may wish to car
! ry on him. If you wish to make trial of
this theory, just take a horse into stable
aIrl LIT him examine the frighiful object q
few minutes after his mode of examining
/ things, and You viii be perfectly satisfied
We have tried horses that would not suffer
you To take umbrella on them shut, and
, In fifteen minutes could open and shut il at
pleasure, ana they will pay 10 attention to
il. There is something peculiar in the horse
/ Though it is because he has not the faculty
of reasoGine;. lou can take an object that
+ lie is afraid Of, take it only on one side, lCt
him examine it on that side only; do not
I let the other eye see II he viii be broken
on one side, and, as soon Us the other eye
! behOldS il, will be afraid until he looks at it
and touches it with his nose; then he will
be broken on both sides.
HOW TO TEACH \ HORSE TO FOLLOW YoU.
Take him into q large stable or shed, take
hold of the bride or halter with your left
hand, have a long switch or whip in your
right, after caresSinghim q little put your
right hand over his shoulder with the whip
extending back 50 that you can touch him
up with the whip applied gently around his
hind legs. Start up little, give him a
gentle tap with the whip, walking him
around the stable. saying 10 him, " Come
along boy:' or call him by his name, taking
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 20 of his bride saying - Cane aIoag
bog, and if he stops tap LIN up with the
whip gently, ana In short time he viii
learn that you want him to follow you; then
gradually get before him, have him to fol-
low YOU around the stable in this way Il few
I minutes, then he will understand what YOU
want him to do.
After YOU have taught him 10 follow in
the stable take him into the stable lot, learn
him TO folCw you in that few minutes /;
then you can take him into the pu6lic road
or street ent lac viii f6llow You there. and
in short Sine nc viii iUiiow you wherever
you want him to. Iou should often pat
him, and carcSs him, and give him 10 unde<-
stand you 10 not intend 10 Lurt him, and he
will soon like to follow yCu. Men often gei
their horses afraid Of them and keep them
so, and it Is their nature 20 keep ont of dan
ger when they apprehcud il, after their man
ner of arriving ut conclusions. The way
horses arrive at conclusions is generally from
experience.
now TO TEACH \ HORSE To STAND WITHOUT
HiTCHING.
After YOU have taught your horse TO fol-
low you. stand him in the center of the
stable, begin at his head 10 gentle him,
gradually working backward. II he moves
give him a gentle cut with the whip, and
put him back III the same spot from which
he started. Ii he stands, caresS him as be-
fore, and continue gentliUg him in this way
until YOU can ret around him without max
ing him move. Keep walking around him,
, increase your pace, and only touch him oc-
casionally Every time he moves put him
back into the same place; go still farther
from him, if he moves give him cut with
your whip, place him back in the same
place. If he stands 80 TO him frequently
and carcSs him. Do not let him stand toe
long, but make him follow ycu around in
the stable. Tlien stand him in another
, place and proceed as before. After you
, have him - that he will Stanl in the stable
take him Cut in the lot and place him there
, and in Il short time You can place him an y
, where without hitrhing. You should not
practice him longer than half an hour ct .
, time.
oy DALKiNG.
I If YOU have q balkcy horse, is is your fault
4 and not the horses; for if they do not pull
! true, there is some cause Tor il, and il you
> will remove the cause the effect will cease.
: When your horse balks, he is excited
!. and does not know what yOu want him tC
Y do. When hc gets little excited, stop him
, five or ten minutes; let him become calm
{ go TO the bally horse, pat him, and speak
+ gently to him; and as soon as be Is ovc1
/ his excitement he will, nine cases out of ten
Il pull at the word; whipping and slashing
). and swearing only make the matter worse
After you have soothcd him awhile, and hi
@ excitement has cooled down, take him 10y
9 the hits; turn him each WAY as far as Vel
n eau; pull out the tongue; Soothc him a lit
4 tie unrein him; then step before the balk,
5 horse, and let the other start first then yol
s can take him anywhere YOU wish. !
d balkey horse is always high-Spirited, an,
r starts quick; has his pull out before tia
! other starts, 10y standing before him, tn