Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-17
THE HORSE AN INTELIE TUAL BEING-REMARK,
ABLE EEEECTS QE IIIlICIlI-s Tn AININ-C

Dr. g. III. Sutherland, Of DeKab, New York sent "a a
letter few days since in which, among other things he
alluded TO the Importance of treating horses ntelec
'ua oeng ana OF trying the effect of constant kind
ness IN training them the result of which ho believed
would be the attainment the part the horse TO n
elevated position in the scale OF intelligence not only
distinguishing themselves among their kind but actuaIly
oyi:trppirg Of A,r o,-Hsrs as far as the nohi
attributes are Concerned" With is high
OF the capacity of the horse the Doctor five wears
came into possession of fine three yearold col, ,9J
he concluded to try the power Of kindness in the end,
vor to deveopc his mind The result il given in the 8,
lawrence Republican, in which paper a correspondent
writes.
During nv wanderincs short time since b.,..,
to stop at ermon Hearing of Dr. Sutheriands learned
eot, had The curiosity 20 go and see him and found
Tu % pogy Y 'csrning besides being quite curiosity
The doctor calls him the White Pilgrim" His color Is
Ike nankeen, white and tail and white eves He
splendid little horse. The doctor tells me thar he
| mas owned him only six months-rode or drove him
almost every day las his riding Is CONSIDERABLY but still
during that brief period he broke him to the saddle and
harness, and taught him the different feas saw him
iorm such as standing upon his hind feet jumping ii
"hp kneelDg down, lying down. sitting up and WALKING
on three legs He will unbuckle common saddle -grtb
and take oil his saddle he will step up TO h own
MASTER make very low bow, shake hands, take his coa
cap and mittcns OFT and lay them away and when tol5
bring them all back to him again. With cards he wi
tell his age the days in the week. months in the wear
&c With Ihe alphabet he will spell any simple word
put 10 him. Spread out Dumber OF playng cards and
he will fetch the called for. Hs will play a good
game at old sidge and beat you often a. Won can
him, and tell your fortune If requested He will waltz
around his yard with quite much ease and grace az
some OF our country gentlemen and pass around hat
Tor contribution at the close of performance lie is
rare specimen OF horse esh and his equal think for
beauty activity and intelligence could not be found con-
sderng the labor performed by him. and the short time
he has been under discipline; and the doctor certainly
deserves the credit Of being great Horse Man"
The Doctor in the conclusion of his letter says thar
until this season he never undertook train horse for
trotting, hut that he has n threc.year.od maze no
calls crazy Jane out OF Tom Jeferson's Black HawI
her dam sired by George Parshs imported ST. Lawrence
With very little trimming she will make her mile In les.
than $50 over rather poor track. ''Nowr saws the
Doctor f trotiing is science that horse can acoure
by careful training like playing old sledge) Crazy Jane
viii yet, II nothing befals her. be among many 10
demonstrate the fact that the horse has an n ,ect or
reasoning powers equal IL not superior TO many of their
brute osnera and that be developed and cultiya
children" - "
We look forward to the result Of the Doctors erpe
mens with great deal of interest how much XII dness
VIII do to develop speed in horses is yet to be ascertain
ed.-Eds.