Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-08-25

ageneni; while on the contrary, many
professional horsPman are the very wols;
parties 10 attempt his subjugaiisn.-
Unless man have a good disposition he
need not atiemp: hors--;aming.
la practicing the method retire with
The animal to be operated upon inio i
close stable, wi'h Plenty of litter upon
The faor ('anbark or sawtus; is pre-
ferable) IL The frs. place fas:en up the
fore-leg with the arm strap, in such q
mooaer that it viii be permanently Sc
cured. TE,n take a broad siFep and
buckle aud pass il around ;be neck jus;
back + ,ha Jaw bone. Draw he strap
IS light as p '>sijle. so light as to almost
arrest the horses brealhiag. The strap
must rot be lucklel, but held in posi-
!lisn io prevent slipping back. The ami
NAL viii siiggIl- f,r few minutes,
when he will become perfectly quiet,
oyerpowercd by a sense f suiiacaiion;
he veins in his head viii swell; his eyes
iasa their ffe; his knees tot-or aud be-
come weak; u slight vertigo vii eusue.
4Ud growing gradually cXhau,'e by
backing him ar,uad Tie stable, he VIII
come down on lis knees. in which rosi-
ton i, IS an easy matter TO push h;m On
his side, when his throat should be relcas,
ed. Now pat a0d rub hiui gently FOR
,,bout lwcnly minnics, when, in RIOS, IN
stances, he viii be subdueJ. L is on!y
in extreme eases necessary to repeat The
operation of choking. The next lesson
is to teach him to lie down. which IS de-
scribed below, in the account Of the
second meiAod Of tanning, No horse can
efF>ciually resist lie terrible ciracts cl
being chokcd.
Il mu>t be constantly borne in mind
HAT the operator must not be boisterous
or violent. and that the greatest possible
degree CT kin3ness is absolutely essen
,ial. When the horse is paos;ra,e he
should be sooihed unlil his eyes show
that he has become perfectly Tranquil.
ANOTHER METHOD.
The plan described IS very ,iaii!e.
through not as eHPedi5iaus as the pre-
vious one. Buckle CT draw a strap liehl'
around The neck, liil f5Gr leg AID
f4s'en around Il The opposite end of lhe
strap, The shorter the better. Ii will teI
seen that in this plan the horse is made
the Instrument by which tile punish
ncnt is inflicted. When be attempts 10
pat his foot down his head goes with it.
and he thus cbokes himself; care should
be taken hat he does not pitch On his
head, and thus enddnger his neck.
TANNING HORSE WITHOUT RESORT TO
srEAPS.
Secure the horse wi;h stout halter
10 The msnger. It extremely unruly.
muzzle him. Soo.le hin villa the hands
for 4 few minutss anti he becomes some
what plciGed. Then seize him by the
throat, close to the jaw bone, with the
right hand, anl by The name with the |
left Now forcibly compress his wind
pipe uuIil he becomes SO exhausted that,
by lightly kicking him on the fore legs,
he will lie down, after which lie should
be treated as previously described. This
process requires courage in the operator.
and also great muscular strength.
ANOTHER METHOD OF TANNING A HORSE;
ALSO, TO TEACH HIN TO LIE DOWN.
The horse 10 be operated upon should
be led iuIo a close stable. The operator
should be previously provided with
stout leather halter; looped strap TO
sip over the animals knee; a strong
surcingle, and a loag and short strap
The Gisi to faSien round the fore-foot
which is at liberty, and the second TO
permanently secure the leg which is
topped up. The application Of The straps
will be better understood by reference to
the engraving
In The first place, if the horse be a
bier, muzzle him; then lift ami bend his
letl fore leg, and slip loop over it,
The leg which is lOoped up must he Sc
cured by applying the short strap, buck
ling it around the pasiern joint and fore
arm; Iext put on the surcingle, and
iasten the long strap around the right
fore foot, and pass the end through loop
attached TO the surcingie; after which
faslen Oh a couple of thick leather knee
pads-,hese can be put on in the first (
place il convenient. The padsare neces-
sarv, as some horses in their struggles
come violently on their knees, abrading
them badly. Nov take short hold of
he long strap with yoJr right hand;
stand on the Ief. haad siie Of the horse,
grasp the bit in your left hand; while in
his position back him gently about the
stable Gntil he becomes 50 exhausted as
e exhibit desire 10 lie down, which |
should be gratilied with as lit,le violence /
Is possible; bear yoar weight firmly :
against the shoulder Of the horse, and j
pull steadily on the strap with your right G
land; this viii force him to raise his foot, c
which should be Immediately pulled from $
ln5er him. This is the critical moment; !