Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-08-14


by Mr.. Rarey, the N. Y. Tribune hastensI
to compile and publish full account of
the valuable discovery. The articles
which we copy below from the TRIBUNE
is copyrighted to prevent its publication
in book form; but country papers are al
lowed to publish it, giving due credit toI
the N. Y. TRIBUNE:
THE PRACTICE OF HORSE TANNING.
The one principle you must establish
firmly 10 your mind, and which is SO es-
sential in horse tanning that it is almost theI
cornerstone of the theory, is the law of
kindness. Next to kindness you mustl
have patience, and next to kindness you'll
must have indomitable perseverance,
With these qualities in us, and not pos
sessing fear or anger, We undertake to-
tame horses with perfect assurance of sue
cess, if we use the proper means. The
horse receives instruction, and by the use
Of, four of his senses namely, seeing, hear
ing, smelling and feeling. You must re-
member that the horse is a dumb brute,
has not the faculty Of reasoning on expe-
riments that YOU make on him, but is gov
erned by instinct. In a natural state he
! is afraid of man, and never, until you teach
/ him that you do not intend to hurt him,
will that fear cease--we mean that Wild,
natural Cor you must have him fear
YOU as we'll as love you, before you can alb
serb his attention as much as Is necessary
TO break him to your liking. It is a prin-
ciple in the nature of a horse not to offer
resistance to our wishes, if made known in
a way that he understands, and in accor-
dance with the laws Of his nature.
In subjugating the horse, we must make
powerful appeal to his intelligence this
can only be done by physical operation
1t is undsputed fact that the battles Of all
animals Except such as are garnished with
horns) are fought by Selling each other BY
the throat. A dog that has thus been held
Ibv bis antagonist for few minutes,on be-
ing released, is often SO thoroughly cowed
that no human artifice can induce him to
again resume the unequal contest. 1hls
is the principle upon which horse tanning
is founded
Choking a horse is the first process IN
tanning, and is but The beginning Of bis ed
ucatioD. By its operation the horse becomes
docie and win thereafter receive any III
! struction which be can be made to under
stand. Teaching the animal to lie down
at our bidding, tends to keep him pernlan-
emily cured, as it is perpetual reminder
Of bis subduad condition.
II requires good deal Of practice to
tame a horse successfully; also, nice
Indictment to know when he is choked suf-
tficieatlv, as there is bare possibility that
he might get more than would be good for
him. We advise persons not perfectly ia
niIiar with horse to resort rather to the
Swapping and throwing down process) un-
less he is very vicious) described below
this, in ordinary cases, will prove success
Iful. 1t is the fault of most people who
have owned horse to imagine they are
expert in his management; while on the
contrary, many professional horsemen are
the very worst parties to attempt his sub
Iiugation. Unless man have good dis
position he need not attempt horse-tan-
ing.
Retire with the animal to be operated
upon into a close stable, with plenty Of
litter upon the floor (tanbark or sawdusi
is preferabIel. In the first place fasten VI
: the left fore-leg with the arm strap, in
such manner that it will be permanently
secured. Then take a broad strap and
buckle and pass it around the neck just
back Of the Jaw bone. Draw the strap a:
tight as possible, SO tight as to almost ar
rest the horses breathing. The strap must
not be buckle1, but held in this position
to prevent slipping back. The ANNA
: will struggle for few minutes, when be
will become perfectly quiet, overpowered
by a sense of sufocation; the veins in hi-
head will SWELL his eyes lose their fire
4 bis knees totter and become weak; a slight
vertigo will eDsue, and growing gradually
exhausted,by backing him around the sta
4 BILE. he will come down on bis knees, IL
which position it is an easy matter to push
him on his side, when his throat should be
released. Now pat and rub him gently
for about twenty minutes, when, in mos
: instances, he will be subdued. It is only
d in extreme cases necessary to repeat th'
d operation of choking. The next lesion il
to teach him to lie down, which is describ
# ed below in the account of the seconC
: method of tanning. No horse can efectu
: ally resist the terrible effects of being chok
ked.
i Il must be constantly borne in mine
J that the operator must not be boistrous 0
1t violent, and that the greatest possible de
gree of kindness is absolutely essential
When the horse is PROSTATE he should b
soothed until his eyes show that be has be
come perfectly tranquil.
ANOTHER METHOD.
The plan described is simple, though
not as expeditions as the previous one
), Buckle or draw a strap tight around tn
: neck, lift fore leg and fasten around j
!: the opposite end of the strap, the shorte