The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-17

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his ace md neck; also handls every part 81
his body, and render yourself = familiar q
possible. Altar he has lain quietly fos
tweaty minutes let him riss, and repeat re
operation, Fenoving the stxaPo g soon = e
i down; and il his head y RULED towards
his shoulder it 10 impossible for him to get
an. After throwing him sems two to i've
tines the animal win 6eooshc 10 submissive
ana ab;eet a. . well.tSained log, and ron
need noe b afraid u indulge il any liberties
with him. A young horse is sdbdued much
Quicker than an old one, Is lis habits are
noe confirmed An incorrigible horse should
have two lessons day; about the fourth lee.
SON he win be permanently conquered. ii
the operation 10 repeated several times, he
can be made to lie down BY simply lifting
up his foreleg and repeating the words, Lie
down Sir" which he must be previously
made familiar with.
The following rules win serve % guide
TO the amateur operator, and should be strict
" observed: First The horse must not be
forced down by violence, but must be tired
oat till he has strong desire to lie down
Secondly: He must be kept quiet on the
ground until the expression Of the eye shows
that be is tranquilized, which invariably
takes place by patiently waiting and gently
patting the horse Thirdly: Care must be
taken not to throw the horse upon his neck
when bent as it may be easily broken
Fourthly in backing him no violence must
be used. or he may be forced on his haunch.
es and his back broken. Filthy: The hal
ter and of rein are held in the left hand. SO
as to keep the head away from the latter;
while, if the horse attempts to plunge, the
halter is drawn tight when the off leg being
raised the animal is brought down upon his
knees and rendered powerless for offensive
purposes
The operations of teaching horse to fol-
low man, and also to cure him OF kicking
and baking should be proceeded by the
throwingdown process, and in bad cases by
the choking operation, as the horse IS thus
rendered gentle treatable, and ofticiously
obedient to whatever he can be taught to
comprehend. This subsequent educational
course is necessary in order to render the
reformation permanent
HOW TO BREAK COLT.
The following instructions with relation
TO the mana cement and breaking Of colts,
and the subsequent operations upon obdu-
rate and ungovernable horses, were original
" written and published by Mr.. Rarey some
three years ago, and are an important part OF
his system, although coming more particular
" under the head of training rather than
tanning. "a colt is properly broken in his
first encounter with man, the necessity for
tanning wild horses would never have been
experienced, therefore these instructions are
peculiarly valuable.
HOW TO HALTER, SADDLE, AND BRIDLE COLT.
In breaking colt, we should first endeav-
or to make him conscious of what is required
of him. lettering him with halter for the
first time, placing the saddle upon his back,
fastening the girths, are all matters of para
mount Importance, demading the greatest
degree Of patience, perseverance, and an in
tuitive knowledge Of idiosyncrasies.
Before putting halter upoo colt, he
must be rendered familiar with it by caress
ing him and permitting him to examine the
article over his nose. Then place portion
of it over his head, occasionally giving it a
slight pull, and in few minutes he will be
accustomed to these liberties and then the
halter may be fastened on properly To
teach him 10 lead is another difficulty
Stand q little one side, rub his nose and FORE
head, take hold of the strap and pull gently,
and at the same time touch him very lightly
with the end of very long whip across his
hind legs This will make him start and
advance few steps. Repeat the operation
several times, and he will soon learn to fol
low you by simply pulling the halter The
process of saddling and bridling is similar
The mouth of the colt should be frequently
handled, after which introduce plan snafile
between his teeth and hold it there with one
hand and caress him with the other. After
q time he will allow the bride to be placed
upon him. The saddle can now be brought
in and rubbed agaist his nose his neck and
his leg; next hang the stirrup strap across
his back, and gradually insinuate the saddle
into its place. The girth should not be fast
ened until he becomes thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the saddle. The first time the girth
is buckled it should be done SO loosely as
not to attract his attention; subsequently it
can be frightened without inspiring him with
fear, which if fastened Immediately it would
most certainly do. In this manner the wild
est colt can be efectually subjugated by
such imperceptible degrees that he gives
tacit obedience before he is aware Of his al
tered condition.
THE PROPER WAY TO BIT ACoLT
Farmers often put biting harness on a
colt the first thing they do with him, buck
ling up the biting as tight as they can draw
it, to make him carry his head high, and
then turn him out in a lot to run half a day
at time. This is one Of the worst punish
ments that they could Unfit on colt, and
very injpEions to a young horse that has
been used to running in pasture with his
head down.
A horse should be well accustomed to the
bit before you put on the biting harness,
and when you first bit him you should only
rein his head up to that point where he nat
uraily holds it, let that be high or low; he
will soon learn that he cannot lower his
head, and that raising it little will loosen
the bit in his mouth. This will give him
the idea of raising his head to loosen the
bit, and then you can draw the biting a lit
tie tighter, every time you put it on, aud he
will still raise his head to loosen it. BY this
means you will gradully get his head and
neck in the position you wish him to carry
it, and give him graceful carriage, without
hurting him, making him angry, or causing
his mouth to get sore.
If you put the biting on very tight the
first time, he cannot raise his head enough
to loosen it, but will bear on it all the time,
and paw, and sweat and throw himself
Many horses have been killed by falling
backwards with the biting on; their heads
being drawn up, strike the ground with the
whole weight Of the body. Horses that have
their heads drawn up tightly, should not
have the biting on more than fifteen or
twenty minutes at a time.
HOW TO BREAK HORSE FROM SOARING.
1t is an established rule in philosophy,
that there is not an effect without a cause
and if so there must be cause for the scar
ing Of horse. The horse scares either
from imagination or from pain. Now, it i;
a law Of his nature, that if you will convince
him that any object will not hurt him, there
is no danger of his soaring at 1t, no matter
how frightful it may be in appearance. IL
exempliiy this, take a horse that is very
easily scared at an umbrella; take that horse
into a siohf stable where Won can have his