Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-08-27
Agricultural.
THE FARMER.
MR.. RAREY's METHOD OF TRAINING
HORSES.

MIR. RAREY's METHOD OF TRAINING
HORSES.
The public exhibition of Mr.. Rarey of the
mode in which he has contrived to subdue
the widest and most savage of the equine
race with such marvellous and invariable sue.
cess, took place recently at the ALEXANDRA, in
Leicester square, which is thus described by
the London Negs. A numerous and fashion
able company of spectators was there assem-
bled. Mr.. Rarey, since his former appearance,
in London, had made a victorious progress
through the continent of Europe, winning to-
kens of royal and imperial appreciation, as
well as the patronage of every nations chiv.
airy from Paris to st. Petersburg.
The instrument by which any man of com
petent strength,afid agility may wrestle down
any horse,an quite exhaust the spirits of the
nohle~brute in the course Of an hour or two,
consists of nothing more than a pair OF
bucklestraps, to be dexterously adjusted to
the fore legs. The arena must be thickly COW
cred with saw-dust or tan, and the usual lea
Their covering put on horses knees, in order to
protect him from injury. A biters head must
be secured by fastening the reins back to the
surcingle.
Mr.. Rarey begins by coaxing the animal,
speaking kindly to him, and looking pleas
antly at him, then eoaxing and patting his
: shoulder with a guileless air. until watching
his opportunity, he can suddenly lift the near
fore leg, and taking the first strap unobserved-
ly out of his pocket, fasten it below the pas
tern and half way above the knee. From that
moment, the limb being doubled up, the horse
can only hop painfully on three legs and a
child may lead him by the bride. The next
thing is to attachthe second strap to the other
fore foot, and by judicious pull, to bring
the creature down upon both knees. Then
begins very unequal struggle. The horse
rears himself upon his hind legs, and falls
and again. The man has to exert some ac-
tivity to prevent the horse falling upon him,
and to hold the strap in such manner as to
prevent the horse putting his fore foot to the
ground. Trailing his superb nose in the saw
dust, painting and wearied with these unwont-
ed exertions, the indignant steed is presently
obliged to succumb, and slight push on the
quarter makes him lie down. Then the man
definitely ties up the off fore foot to the upper
part of the leg in the same manner as the near
fore leg has been tied up. Then he speaks
comfortingly to the captive, consoles him with
friendly and hattering gestures-makes love
to him, in fact, as he lies there, in helpless
pride and resentment on the ground. The
horse may suddenly get up on his hind legs, |
plunging and rearing again but the result, /
in a few minutes, will be the same down 7
upon his side he must go.
AS MIR. Rarey observes, the generous beast
has not sufficient intelligence to distinguish
between the strap which throws him down,
and the human hand which fixes the strap, SO
that the impression upon his unsophisticated
mind is that the animal man is physically
stronger than the animal horse. The beast
being of an eminently practical turn of mind,
no sooner is this conclusion arrived at, along
with the experience of mans kindness and
benevolent institutions stewards him-for a
blow, harsh word, or even an impatient and
startling gesture would spoil the lesson-than
the horse consents to let the man be his mas /
ter henceforth. We saw Mr.. Rarey apply {
this treatment to a terrific fellow of stallion, Q
the ''King of oude,n belonging to Mr.. Thos. 4
Parr. This horse, which is seven years old, s
and above sixteem hands high, has once or I
twice run with glory on the turf, but in the q
stable his conduct has been execrable. He 1
has been known to attack the groom who was
as good as father to him, aud tear the coat O
of the mans back; he has kicked his stall a
TO pieces, and torn the manger into shreds Fl
with his teeth, until the stable furniture was n
eased in plates of iron to defy his mischief il
When he was brought in, snorting and furi- V
ons held by three men in the arena, he stood o
erect, terociously paving the air, and capered W
about in that fearful attitude a ii he were ex-
eenting the war dance of the indomitable Il
Cherokee, and one almost expected to see him ii
hurl tomahawk from his uplifted fore foot C
Presently, however, the fatal strap was Ii
adroitly thrown over that foot, and in a very q
short time, the savage was humbly on his d
knees, nor was it long before he was obliged |,
@ beg pardon as plainly as a horse could ex- Il
press himself. So earnest was his contrition, G.
llat Mr., llarey, having first ascertaned by ii
NE flaccid and flexible state of the hind leg n
muscles that the .'King Of Oude'' did not in f,
end to kick, laid down behind him without ia
he slightest hesitation, and calmly pressed h,
hat dreadful hind-foot against his own smi- lv
in5 and linely-featured featured face. After TT
his satisfactory evidence of mutual entente q
ordidle, lac united the King of Oudc's fore
ess, carefully Strengthened them, and made Ii,
he King of Dude stand upon all four, saddled ct
nd mounted the King of Dude, showed the 81
ling Of Dude big drum, on which, after the VI
timal had been allowed to inspect it and /,
nell il, he beat a triumphant peal upon the al
ling Of Dudes back. The horse pricked up So
is ears, and certainly looked puzzled, but da
al not an idea of questioning the propriety de
/ anything which the man who could Law W,
i'm PROSTATE and sit upon him might choose te
odO; and this conviction had been wrought m
l the equine mind so thoroughly, but with to w
inch good humor and gentleness on Mr.. Ra- hi
ey's part, that he might exclaim more appros wi
ratey than the butcher did in Hoods conf fe,
Il story of the recusant sheep. ''rhere, I've
onciliated him y Two or three repetitions ot
the treatment are, however, advisable, since in
rutes, like human beings, are apt to forget BE
hat they have learned. The celebrated no
ruiser, who was introduced to the company In
! Saturday, continues to do credit to his in on
ruction. h