Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-10-23

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! 1t requires good deal Of practice t,
tame horse successfully; also Il nice
Judgment to know when he is c!nkct
sufficiently, as there is bare possIiii
| ty that he m ght get more than wouc
be good for him. We advise persons
not perfectly familiar with horse to rc
sort rather to the strappjng and throw
ing down process (uulcss he be very Vi
clous) described below: this. in ordina
ry cases, will prove successful. 1t is
the fault Of most people who have owned
a horse to Imagine that tIiey are expert
III his management; whilc on the con
/ trary, many professional horsemen arc
the very worst parties to attempt his
suhJugat!on. Unless Il man have a good
| disposition he need not attempt horse
! tanning
In practising the process of choking
a horse, retire with the animal to be
| operated upon into a close stable, with
| plenty Of litter upon the floor (tanbark
or saw-dnst is prcitrable.( In the first
! place tasten up the left torc-leg with the
arm strap III such manner that it will
/ be permanently secured. Then take ii
broad strap and buckle aud pass it
around the make just bach of the jaw
bone Draw the strap as tight as pos
slolc, 50 tlgut as to almost arrest the
| horses breathing. The strap must not
be buckIed, but held in this position to
prevent slipping back. The animal will
struggle for a few minutes. when lie will
become perfectly quiet, oyerpowered by
sense OF sullocation; the veins in his
head will swell; his eyes lose their fire;
his knees totter and become weak, a
slight vertigo will eusue, and growing
gradually exhausted, by backing him
around the stable, he will come down.
on his knees, in which position it is an
easy matter to push him Oh his side,
when his throat should be released.
Now pat and rub him gently for about
twenty minutes, when in most instances,
he will be subdued 1t is only in ex-
trcme cases necessary to repeat the
operation Of choking. The next lesson
is to teach him to lie down, which
is described below in the account
Of the second method Of tanning No
horse can eilectua!ly resist the terrible
effects Of being choked.
1t must be constantly borne in mind
that the operator must not oe boisterous
OF violent, and that the greatest pos
sible degree of Kindness is absolutely
essential. When the horse is PROSTATE
he should be soothed until his eyes show
that he has become perfectly tranquil.
Another Method. ...
Another plan, which is not however
as expeditions as the previous one, is as
follows: Buckle or draw Il strap tight |
round the neck, lift a fore leg and fast /
en- around it the opposite end of the /
strap, the shorter the better It will hc |
seen that in this plan the horse is made |
the instrument by which the punishment
is inflicted. When he attempts to put |
his foot down, his head goes with it, and |
he thus chokcs himself: care should be |
taken that he does not pitch on his head,
and thus endanger his neck.
Tanning a Horse acithom Rssore 10 Straps.
Secure the horse will. stout halter |,
% the manger. Ii extremely unruly,
nuzzle him. Soothe him with the hands
or few minutes until he becomes some
what pacified Then seize him by the
hroat, close to the ,jaw-bcne, with the
light hand, and by the name with the
eft. Now forcibly compress his wind
pipe until he becomes SO exhausted that,
~ lightly kicking him on the fore-Iegs, +
ie will lie down, after" which he should
oe treated as previously y described This
process requires courage in the opera
or, and also great muscular strength.
1nother 1uethod Of Tanning Horse; Azso,
to Teach him TO Lie Dorm.
The horse to be operated upon should be
ed into u close stable. The operator
should be previously provided with ;
stout leather halter; u Iooped strap to
Hip over the animals knee; strong {
urcing'e, and a long and short strap ,
he first to fasten round the fore-foot
which is at liberty, and the second to t
permanently secure the les, which is I
ooped up, |
ln the first place, if the horse be
liter muzzle him; then lift and bend his
eft fore-leg, and slip q loop over it. The I
eg which is looped up must be secured =
y applying the short strap, bucklng it
round the pastern joint and forearm; u
ext put on the surcing|e, and fasten the t
ong strap around the right Iore-foot,. t.
nd pass the end through a loop attach :,
d to the s,rciugle; after which f'stcn|
n couple of thick leather knee pads
these can be put on in the first place Ii
convenient. The pads are necessary, '
s some horses, in tlieir struggles, come a