The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1858-08-11
RAREY'S GREAT SECRET.
T From the London Pamphlet.

sistance to any demand made of him which
he fully comprehends, if nade in way
consistent with the laws of his nature.
| Second That he has no consciousness
Of his strength, beyond his experience, and
can be handled according to our will with.
ont force.
| Third. That we can, in compliance
with the laws Of his nature by which he
examines oil things Few to him, take any
object, however frightful, around. over or
on him, that does no: infict pain, without
causing him to fear. ..-...
The horse, though possessed Of some
faculties superior to mans, being deficient
in reasoning powers, has no knowledge of
right or wrong. of free will and independent
government, aud knows not of any impo-
sition practiced upon him, however uu-
reasonable these impositious may be-
Consequently, he cannot come to any de-
cision as to what he should not do, because
he has not the reasoning faculties of man
to argue the justice of the thing demanded
of him. If he had taken into conside ra-
tion his superior strength, he would be
useless to man as servant.
Every one that has ever paid any atten-
tion to the horse has noticed his natural
inclination to smell everything which to
him looks new aud frightful. This is his
strange mode of examining everything.
And, when he is frightened at anything,
though he looks at it sharply, be seems to
have no confidence in his optical examina-
ton alone, but must touch in with his
nose before he is entirely satisfied, and as
soon as this is done. all is right 49,
We might very naturally suppose, from
the fact Of the horses applying his nose
to everything new to him that he always
does so for the purpose of smelling these
objects. But believe that it is as much
or more for the purpose of feeling, and
that he makes use oi his nose or muzzle
(as it is sometimes called) as we would of
our hands; because it is the only organ by
which be can touch or feel anything with
much susceptibility. @
We know, from experience, that if
horse sees and smells robe q short dis.
tapce from him, be is very much frighten-
ed (unless he is used to it) until he touch
es or feels it with his nose; which Ia pos
tive proof that feeling is the controlling
sense in this case. s5
It is prevailing opinion among horse
men generally that the sense Of smell is
the governing sense of the horse; aud Fau
cher, as veil as others, has, with that view
got up receipts of strong smelling oils, &c
to tame the horse, sometimes using the
chestnut of his legs. which they dry, grind
into powder, aud blow it into his nostrils,
sometimes the oil of rhodium, origanuul,
&C., that are noted for their strong smell,
and sometimes they scent the hand with
the sweat from under the arm, or blow
their breath into his nostrils, &c, &C.; all
of which, as far Us the scent goes, have no
effect whatever in gentling the horse. OF
conveying any idea to his mind; though
the acts that accompany these ef.
forts-haudling him, touching him about
the nose and head, and patting him, as
they direct you should, after administer.
ing the articles, may have great effect
) which they mistake to be the effect of the
ingredients used. -z ssg Is
| Now, reader, can you, or any one else
give one single reason how scent cau con
vey any idea to the horses mind of wha
we want him to do? Ifnot. then ofcours,
strong scents of any kind are of no avail
I in tanning the unbroken horse.
In order to obtain perfect obedience
from any horse, We must FIRST have hin
fear US, for our motto istear, loue ane
: obey; and we must have the fulflment o
the two first before we can expect the lat
| ter; for it is by our philosophy Of creatin.
fear, love and confidence that we govern
to our will every kind of horse whatever
should not want, for myself, more thai
half or three quarters of an hour to han
E die any colt and have him running abou
!, in the stable after me; though would ad
a wise new beginner to take more time
and not be in too much of q hurry. -
When you have entered the stable stan,
still, and let your horse look at you for
> minute OF two, and as soon as he is set
t tied in one place. approach him slowly
' with your arms stationary, your righ
hand hanging by your side, holding tn
whip as directed, and the left bent at tn
elbow with the hand projecting. As 20
approach him, go not too near bis hea
: or Group. SO as not to make him NOV
i either backward or forward, step littl
e to the right or left, very cautiously; thi
:. will keep him in one place. AS you ge
y very near him, draw little to his shoul
. der aud stop a few moments. -
!. II you are very near him, he will tur
e his head and SMELL your hand, not that b
J! has any preference for your hand. but be
g cause that is projecting, that is the near
d est portion of your body to the horse
This all colts will do. and they will sme
your naked hand just as quickly as the
IS will Of anything that you can put in i
d and with just IS good an effect, howeye
+, much some men may have preached th
}. doctrine of tanning horses by giving th