Smyrna times., 1858-08-12

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atcly pulled from under him. This is the crti-
cal moment; cling to the horse, and after a few
struggles he will lie down.
In bearing against the animal do not desst
from pulling and pushing until you have hin,
: ON his side. Prevent hlIn from attempting to
rise by pulling his head toward his shoulder
AS soon as he is done struggling caress his
face and neck; also, handle every part Of his
body, and render yourself as familiar as posi-
BILE. After he has lain quietly for twenty min.
utcs let him rise, and Immediately repeat the
operation, removing the straps as soon as he is
down; and if his head is pulled toward his
shoulder it is impossible for him to get up. AT.
ter throwing him from two to five times the
animal will become as submissive and subject
as Wcl-trained dog, and you need not be
afraid to indulge in any liberties with him. a
young horse is suDdued much quicker than an
old one, as his habits arc not confirmed. An
lncorrglbie horse should have two lessons a
day. about the fourth lesson he will be per
manently conquered. If the operation is re-
pcaled several times, he can be made to lie
down by simply lifting up his foreeg aud re
peating the words " Lie down, Sir" which he
must be previously made familiar with.
The following rules will serve as a guide TO
the amateur operator, and should be strictly o.
served First: The horse must not be fore led
down by violence, but must be tired out 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 he is tran
quIllzed, which invariably takes place by pa
tently 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 launches and his back broken. Fltrhly:-
The halter and of:rcin are held in the left
hand, so as to keep the head away from the lat
ter; while, if the horse attempts to plunge, the
halter is drawn tight, when, the oti-leg being
raised, the animal is brought on his knees and
rendered powerlcss for offensive purpose.
The operation of teaching horse to follow a
man and also to cure him Of kicking and balk-
ing should be proceeded by the throwing down
process, and in bad cases by the choking op.
Grafton, asthc animal is thus rendered gentle,
tractable, and of!iciously ubedient to whatever
he can be taught to comprehend. This subse-
quent educational course is necessary in order
to render the reformation permanent.
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 some cause for the soaring Of
horse. The horse scares either from magina.
ton or from pain. Now, it Is a law of his ma
ture that if you will convince him that any OBJ
iect will not hurt him, there is no danger of his
soaring at it, no matter how frighttul it may be
in appearance. To exemplity this, take
horse that is very easily scared at an umbrella !;
take that horse into a 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 it he will be afraid Of it, and if be
could he would soon be out OF its reach but
hold it in your hand, let him look at it and feel
it with his nose a few minutes, and then you
can open and shut it as you please, occasionally
letting him feel it with his nose, and soon he
will care nothing about it.
In the same manner you can break any horse
from soaring at things that may look trighltul
to him, logs, stumps by the roadside, or any
thing that you may want to carry on him. If
YOU wish to make trial of this theory, just
take a horse into the stable, and let him exam
inc the frightful object few minutes after his
mode of examining things, and you will be per-
frcty satisfied. We have tried horses that
would not suffer you TO take an umbrella on
them shut, and in fifteen minutes could open
and shut it at pleasure, and they will pay no
attention to it. There is something peculiar
in the horse Ohough it is because he has not
iect that he is afraid of, take it only on one
side, let him examine it on that side only; do
not let the other eye see it; he will be broken
on one side, and, as soon the other eye be-
holds it, will be afraid until he looks at 1t and
touches it with his nose; then he will be bro
| ken on both sides.
HOW TO TEACH A HORSE TO FOLLOW YOU.
Take him into a large stable or shed, take
| Il b.lt iib lpffh hnn nd
have a long switch or whip in your right, after
carcssing him little put your right hand over
your shoulder with the whip extending back SC
that YOU can touch him up with the whip ap.
piled gently around his hind legs. Start up Q
little, give him a gentle tap with the whip
| walking him around the stable, saying to him
" Come along boy ;" or call him by his name
taking him around the stable few times, hold
ing him by the bride. After you have taker
him around in this way few times, you cal
let 90 of his bride, saying" Come along 6Oy,'
and if he stops tap hiR up with the whip gent
Iv. and in short time he will learn that yo'
want him to follow you; then gradually &c
before him, have him to follow you around tn
stable in this way few minutes, then he vii
; understand what you want him to do.
F.; After you have taught him to follow IN IN
stable take him into the stable lot, learn hiI
S take him into the public road or street, and b
e will follow you wherever you want him to-
You should often pat MIN, and caress him, an
: give him % understand you DO not intend
> hurt him, and he will soon like to follow you
" Men often get their horses afraid Of them al
I keep them go, and it is their nature TO keep O.
d Of danger when they apprehend ii, after the
'- names of arriving at conclusions. The VIZ
e horses arrive at conclusions is generally fro
u experience.
HOW TO TEACH HORSE TO STAND WITHOUT
- HIrCHING.
ir After you have taught your horse to follC
b. YOU, stand him in the centre of the stable, b
of gin at his head to gentle him, gradually wor
IN ing backward. fhe moves give him a gen
ur cut with the whip, and put him back 10
1t. same spot from which he started. Ifhe stan