Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-09-16
SECRET OF HORSE TANNING.

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The New York Tribune publishes an
elaborate and reliable account of Mr.. Ra-
rey's mode Of Treating and Curing Vicious
Horses. After stating that the law of kind
ness is the controlling principle, and that
the horse is governed by instinct which ad-
mits of successful appeal to his intelli-
gence, it is said:
PRACTICE UF THE HoRSE-TAMER.
! In subjugating the horse, we must make a
powerful appeal to his intelligence; this can
only be done ay physical operation. 1t is
an undi>puted fact that the battles Of all an
lmas (except such as are garnished with
horns are fought by seizing each other by
the throat. A dog that has been thus held
y his antagonist for few minutes, on be-
ing released, is often SO thoroughly cowed
that no human artifce can induce him to
again resume the unequal contest. This is
The principle upon which horse-taming is
founded.
Choking horse IS the first process in
tanning, and is the beginning OF his education.
BY its operation a horse becomes docile.
and will thereafter receive any instruction
which he can be made TO understand
Teaching the animal TO lie down at our bid
ding tends TO keep him permanently cured,
as it is perpetual reminder CT his subdued
condition.
1t requires a good deal Of practice 10
tame horse successfully; also nice judg-
ment 10 know when he is choked sufficient
ly, as there is bare possibility that he
might get more than would be good for
HIM. We advise persons not perfectly ia
mIiar with horse 10 resort rather 10 the
strapping and throwing down process Gun
less he is very vicious) described below;
this, in ordinary cases, will prove success
full. 1t is the fault of most people who have
owned horse to imagine that they are ex-
perts in his management; while, on the con-
trary, many professional horsemen are the
very worst parties TO attempt his subjuga-
ton. Unless a man has good disposition
he need not attempt horse-taming.
Retire with the animal TO be operated
upon into close stable, with plenty OF lit
ter upon the hOor-fasten up the left fore.
leg with the arm strap in such a manner
that it will be permanently secure1. Then
take broad strap and buckle and pass It
around the neck, just back of The jaw bone.
Draw the strap as tight as possible, so tight
as to almost arrest the horses breathing
The strap must not be buckled, but held in
this position to prevent slipping back. The
animal will struggle for few minutes,
when he will become perfectly quiet, over
powered by sense Of sufiocation; the
veins in his head will swell; his eyes lose
heir fire; his knees totter and become
weak; slight vertigo will ensue, and grad
lally growing exhausted, by backing him
around the stable, he will come down on
his knees, in which position 1t is an easy
natter to push him on his side, when his
throat should be released. Now pat and
rub him for about twenty minutes, when,
IN most instances, he will be subdued. II
is only in extreme cases necessary 10 repeat
he operation Of choking. The next lesson
IS 10 teach him TO lie down, which is de-
'cribed below in the account Of the second
method of tanning. No horse can effectual-
y resist the terrible effect of being choked.
1t must be constantly borne in mind that
he operator must not be boisterous or vio-
ent, and the greatest possible degree Of
kindness is absolutely essential. When the
horse IS PROSTATE, be should be soo,hed un-
il his eyes show that he has become per-
ectly tranquil. I
ANOTHER METHOD. L
Buckle or draw strap tight around the
heck, lift fore-leg and fasten around it the
opposite end Of the strap, the shorter the l
better. In this plan the horse is made the
instrument by which the punishment is in
iicted. When he attempts to put his foot {,