The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-08-17
Mr.. Rarey's method of Training
Horses.

A public exhibition by Mr.. Rarey of
the mode IN which he has contrived to
subduc the widest aud mos, savage Of
the equine race with such marvellous
ana fnvarIaOie success, took place at the
a'hamOra, III Leicester square, On Satur-
day afternoon. a numerous and fashion.
able company Of spectators WAS there AS.
semOiei. Mr.. lsarey, since his former
appearance in London, has made "A victo.
rous progress through the continent OF
Europe, winning tokens of royal and i'm
perial appreciation, as well as the patron
age OF every nations ctayaIry from l'ars
TO st. Petersburg.
The instrument by which any man Of
competent strength and agility may wres,
tie down any horse, and quite exhaust
the spirits of the noble brute in the course
OF An hour or two. consists Of nothing
more than pair of buckle straps, to be
dexteriously adjusted to the fore legs
The arena must be thickly covered with
sawdust or tan. and the usual lea,b or GOV
erngs put on horses knees, in order to
protect him from injury. A biter's head
must be secured by fastening the rens
back to the surcingIe.
Mr.. Rsrey begins by coaxng the ami
NAL, speaking kindly to HIM, and looking
pleasantly at him, then coaking and pat
ting his shoulder with a guileless air, nm.
I'll watching his opportunity, he can sud
denly lift the near fore leg, and taking
the first unobse!vedIy out Of his pocket,
fasten i: below the pastern and half way
above the knee. From that moment, the
limb being doubled up, the horse can or r.
Iy HOY painfully on three legs, and child
may lead him by the BRIDE. The next
thing is to attach The second strap to the
other fore foot, and, Ly judicious pull,
to bring the creature down upon both
knees. Then begins very unequal strug.
gle. The horse rears himself upon his
hind legs, and falls again and again. The
man has to exert some activity to prevent
the horse falling upon him, and to hold
the strap Of the off leg in such manner
as to prevent the horse putting his fore
foot to the ground. Trailing his superb
nose in the sawdus,, painting and wearied
with these unwonted eXertions, the indIg'
nant steed is presently obliged to succumb
and slight push on the quarter makes
him lie down. Then the man definitely
lies up the of 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 comfortinglv to the captive, con.
soles him with friendly and fatteriny
gestures makes love to him in fact, as he
lies there in be pless pride and resentment
on the ground. The horse may sudden
ly get up on his hind legs, pIunging and
rearing again but the result in few
minutes. will be the same down upon
bis side lie must 90.
AS Mr.. Rarey observes, the generous
beast has not sufficient intelligence to dis.
tingnish between the trap which throws
him down, and the human hand which
likes the strap so that the impression up
on his unsophisticated mibd is that the
animal man is physically stronger than
the animal horse. The beast being Of an
emlnentIy practical turn of mind, no
sooner is this conclusion arrived at along
with the experience OF mans kindness
and benevolent intentions towards him
for blow, harsh word, or even an i'm.
patient and startling gesture would spoil
the lesson-than the horse consents to
let the man be his master honceforth.-
We saw Mr. Rarey appy this treatment
to terrific fellow Of stallion, the "King
Of Dude" belonging to Mr.. Thomas Parr
This horse, which is seven years old, and
above sixteen hands high. has once or
twice run with glory on the turf but in
the stable his conduct has been execrable.
lie has been known to attack the groom
who was as good as father to him, and
tear the coat off the man. back; he has