The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1858-08-14

wafc7 ne falIy conpFSheEds. III made IN
a way soasisteas with the laws Of his IA
ture.
Seeon3 That be las no Consciousness
of his strength, heyoad his experiences,
and can be hsndied according to ear xill
without force.
Third That we can, IN compliance
With tie laws Of his aasare, by which be
examines al things new to hIn, take any
object, however frighsful, aroaad, over,
or On him, that does not inlet pain,
without causing kim to fezr.
The horse, though possessed Of some
faeahies superior to nan's, being aeaeisat
In reasonirg powers, hSs no kaerselgs
Of right or wrong, Of free viii ani indie
pendent government, and knows net Il
aay imposition praetieea upoa him, how
ever unreasonable these iapositieas may
Be. Consequently, he canaot come to
any decision Is to what ae should or
shoald not do. because he has not the
reasoning faculties Of raan TO argue the
Justice of the thing demanded OF hlm.
Ii he had taken into consideration his
superior strength, he would be useless to
HAD IS ; servant
Every one sha. has ever paid any st-
tenGioa 20 the horse has noticed his a2s-
ural ineliuatien to srnel. svcsytliag which
TO hi2 looks new and frightful This is
his s.rangc mode Of examining every
thing. And, whsu he is frightened at
anything, though lie looks at it sharply,
he seesns to have no confidence In his
optical e. animation alone, but must touch
ii with his nose before he Is entirely sat
isiei; and soon Is this Is done, all is
right.
We might very naturally suppose, from
the fact of the horses applying his nose
to everything new to him, that he al
ways does 20 for the purpose Of smelling
those objects. But | believe that il Is
- mach or more for the parpose of fesl-
ing, and that he makes use Of his nose,
(or muzzle - il Is sometimes called = We
would If our hands, because It is the
oaly oryzn BY which ne can touch or
feel anything with much susceptible
isy.
We know. from experience, that If q
horse sees aad smellS robe short dis
tanee from him. be IS very much fright
eaed guniess he Is used 10 it, until he
touches Or feels Ii with nose: which : a
positive proof that feeling IS the control
linz sease il this case.
7: : q prevailing op;utou among horse
aa -=aeraily that tbe saase cf ssaeN j.
s7s governing sense # the horse: aad
E4aeher - yell - otlsEs, k$s, ~sta that
view, got NJ receipts af strong smelling
oils, e., to tame the horSe-ssastimes
usi0s the ehe<nas Of bis legs, which they
dry, grind into powder, aa3 blow into
his nostrIls, sometime using the oil Of
rhoiiun, origsnua, &c, that are noted
for their stgong smell; and sometimes
thsy scent the hsad with the sweat from
under the arm, or hlow their breath into
his nostris, &c, Re; sll Of which, Is far
IS the scent goes. have no effect whatev-
er in gentling the horse, or conveying
any idea to his uiui; though tie acts
tbs. accom- pany these effoEts--handling
him, touching him about the nose aud
head, and patsing him, rs they direct you
should, after administering the articles
may have great effect, which they mis-
saSe to the effect Of the ingredients
used.
Now, reader, can yo2, Or any one else,
give one single reason how seaat can
ooavey al iaea to the horses mind Of
what We want him 70 Do. Ii not, then
Of course strolS scents of any kind are
Of No avail, in tanning. the uuhroken
horse.
In order to obtain perfect obedience
from any horse, We must kIst have him
fear Us, for our aotto is, fear, love, and
obey; and We must have the fuihlneut of
the two frst before We can expect the
latter; for il Is b. our philosophy Of ere
a.ing fear, love aud confidence that ve
govern to cur viii every kind Of horse
whatever | should not want, for my
self, more than half or three quarters Of
sn hour to handle any colt and have him
running about in the stable after me
though | would advise new beginner
70 take more time, and no. be IN TOO
much Ct hurry. When ron have en-
tered the stable stand still, and let your
horse look q, you for minute or two, and
rs soon As he is settled in one place, ap-
preach him slowly, with your arms sta
iionary, your right hand hanging BY
your side, holding the whip IS directed,
and the left bent Il the elbow, With the
hand projecting. As ron approach him,
20 not too near his head Or Group, 90 as
not TO make him move either backward
or forward, step little to the right or
left, very cautiously, this win keep him
in one place.
As You get very near him, draw lt.le
to his shoulder and stop faw seconds.
Ii yoG are near him, he vii tara bis
head and smell your hand, not that he
has any preference for your hand, but b.
cause that Is projecting, and is the near
e, portion Of your body to the horse.
This all colts viii do, and they viii smell
your naked hand just ss quickly a they
will Of snything that you can put in it,
and with just as good an effect, however
much some men may have preached the
doctrine of tanning horses BY giving the
animals the scent Of articles from the
hand. ! have already made il appear
that that notion is mistake.
As soon Is he touches his nose to your
hand, eareSs hin as before directed, nj
ways using very soft light hand, mere
" touching the eagse and always rub
bing the way the hair lies, so that your
hand will pass along Is smooth as posi-
bic. As you stand BY his side, you may
lind il more convenient to rub his neck
or the side Of his head, which viii an
sNer ihe same purpose a. rubbing his
fsfsAsad Favor every inclination III the
horse to touch or snen you with Lis nose.