Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-19
When you harness a kicking horse, have

III uoV uUI rear his AtChiue5 WAtAO Hio iooo lie
up, fortit is impossible for him to- do it, Z
Practice him in. this. way awhile, and he
will soon learn to walk on three legs. You
should not hitch him up until you, have
practiced him with his leg up two or three
times, pulling on the traces, and walking
him along. After you have practiced him
a few times in this way, take up his foot as
hitch him to something, and cause
him to pull it short distance, then take
him out, and earess him every time you
work with him.
4 You will find it more convenient to fas-
ten up his left fore foot, because this is the
side you are on. After you have had him
hitehed up once or twice, you should get a
longer strap; put it round his foot as before
directed, (above the hoof, and below the
pastern-joint y put it through a ring in
your harness take hold Of it in your hand ;
hitch him up gently, and if he; makes a
motion to kick, you can pull up his foot
and prevent it. You should use this. strap
until you have broken him from, kicking,
which will not take long. You should
hitch kicking horse BY himself; you can
him better in this way than to hitch
him by the side Of another horse. gqis
n HOW TO BREAK A HORSE FROM SCANNING. .!]
Il It's an established rule in philosophy
that there is not an effect without a cause;
and if so there must be some cause for the
soaring Of a horse. The horse scares ei-
Their from Imagination or from pain. Now,
it is law Of his nature that, if you will
convince him that any object will not hurt
him, there is no danger of his soaring at it,
no matter how frightful itmay be.in appear
ance. 70 exemplify this, take a horse that
is very easily scared at an umbrella; take
that horseiinto a tight stable, where you
can have his attention; takeshim by the
bride, aud hold the umbrella in your hand
When he first looks at4it he will be afraid Of
it, and, if he could, he would soon be out
Of its reach; but hold it in your hand, let
him look at it and feel it with his nose a
few minutes, and then you can open and
shut it as you please, occasionally letting
him, feel it with his nose. and soon he will
care nothing about it. ,s
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In the same manner. you can break any
horse from soaring at things that may lock
frightful to rhim--logs, stumps by the road
side, or anything that you may wish to car
~ on him.. IF you wish to, make trial Of
this theory, just take a horse into the sta
bic and let him examine the frightful OBJ
ject few minutes, after his mode If. exam
ming things, and you &ill be perfectly sat.
is6ed We have tried horses that would
not suffer you to take an umbrella on them
shut, and in fifteen minutes you could open
and shut it at pleasure, and they will pay
no attention to it. There is something pc
culiar in the horse Qthough It is because he
has not the faculty of reasoning You
can take an object that he is afraid of, take
it only on one side, let him examine it on
that side only; do not let the other eye see
It he will be broken on one side, and as
soon as the other eye beholds it, will be
afraid until be looks at it, and touches it
with his nose; then he will be broken on
both sides. t} tialgfif io saeS
now TO TEACH A HORSE 70 FOLLOW you.
Take him into large stable or shed,
AXE hold Of the bride or halter with your
eft hand. have a long switch or whip in
your right after caressing him a little put
your right hand over his shoulder with the
whip extending back so that you can touch
him up with the whip applied gently around
MS hind legs' Start up a little, give him a
gentle tap with the whip, walking him
around the stable, saying to him. ~ Come
slong boy = OF, call him by his, name, tax.
ng him around the stable few times,
holding him BY the bride. After you have
aiken him around in this way few times,
iou can let 60 Of his bride, saying '.Come
along boy,"f and if he, stop. tap him with
he whip gently, and 10 shorttime he will
earn that you want him to follow you; then
gradually get before him, have him to fol.
ow d around the stable in this way few
minutes. Their he will understand what you
want him to d. M af. -ss r. .7.,.,..,.
After you have taught him to follow in
he stable take him into the stable lot, learn
him to follow you in that a few minutes
,hen you can take him into the public road
Or street, and he will follow, you there, and
n short time; be will follow you wherever
you want him to 60. You should often pat
him, and carress him, and give him to I'M
lerstand that you do not intend TO hurt him.
md he viii soon like to follow you. Men
often get their, horses afraid of them and
Keep 50, aud it is their nature to keep out
If danger when they apprehena it, after
heir manner of arriving at conclusions. =
rhe way horses arrive at conclusions is gen
orally from experience. taa 4i' k 9Io
now TO TEAcHA HORSE TO STAND WITHOUT
1 HITCHING. ~ Ra Jsli dtlu
After you have taught your horse to fol-
low you, stand him in the centre ofthe sta
BILE, begin at his head to gentle. him, grad
aally working backward. If he moves give
him gentle cut with the whip, and put
him back in the same spot from which he
started. IL he stands carress him as before
and continue gentling him in this way, un-
til you can get around him without making
him move. Keep walking around hin, In
creasing your pace, and only touch him oc-
Every time he moves put him
back into the same place; go still further
from him if he moves give him cut with
your whip; place him back in the same
place. If he stands go to him frequently
and caress him. Do not let him stand tee
long, but make him follow you around thu
stable. Then stand him in another plac.
and proceed as before. After you, hav,
him 50 that he will stand in the stable tax,
him out in the lot and place him, and in
short time you can place him anywhere with
ont hitch:nn You sh0nld not nra at;ao hin