The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-09-15
THE ART OF HORSE-TAMING.
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.lr"nyCd for tie COurier, by "Iutmctto."
{" lis TO the pen and press We mortal. owe
All We believe, and almost all wc know
10 l;arcy .hc world is indebted for the
principle upon which horses are tanned. If
not strictly the original ,!i>covrrcr, to him
we uwc and to him we trace the present
useful improved system.
AS it is the c;,>c in every popular and
useful discovery, imiatorS have stepped
forth a,'! claimed Il share Of the h,nor>,
and inmovatols are scattered in every dircc-
ton, seeking TO deprive I:arcy Of his wrN
earned aud justly mcritc,! lan,cI>. Such Al
Temps mH>l fail.
We claim not!in. original for ,le papers
we give on hor>c,;aniin-. Earcy is our
guide, and we .iy" his instructions almost
rr'bHtim. The ranl.!et published hy him
for the Use Of his pupils in ibis country,
WAS unScrnlnl"nsly rir:';c'l liz England, AMI
we apply HE law "f retaliation, aud make
free Use Of the London edition. ". have
suppressed few technical terms, cur,ailc,l
"hcn We could 10 without ics>crinm III"
v;!uc Of the Instructions, and m.;l."ii:al,v
arranged Tie wl"ir We claim n,il.im"
more, AMI viii. tii> acknowledgements We
thinIi it unnecessary t. v,: marks Of ,luo-
ta,inn.
III, were to hc asked Whist w:rr the
t"" 'i">t h,afii;H! 81. i-"t, in na;Hrr; saws
Mason. i w"uii answer, that woman. lovely
w"iIan. before w!,u>c charm, t." soul q!
man lows Will; rry"rc;.cc :,ul Submission.
stands unparalleled: next t" tAi- ,na;c,~~s
paragon, Il heauliiu: horse displays nature
i'll her highest polish anl creates, ,crc--
ton. lis gay and cheerful appearance,
proudly lranciny aud bounding: his ..-
gancc of shape. smpollmcs> Of limbs. pol
i>h o; skin, due proportion Of i;,m, and
-racv:unc>s Of action, ra>c L:nr far above
the rest Of The brute crca,;nn such IT,.
Ing the fact, let us add 10 'I.v va,," nf the
horse by learning how to make him mild,
soft, faithful and obr,iru!.
We vii, now !ay before the rcalcr n
complete accouat OF the system, is rlinci-
pies and lis methods.
The method rraciircl hy the S1u,!.
American l;n"pas h"r>er,n III lalnin.
horses Is this: They Ia>>o the animal, tllrn
cover his head will, roncho. (coak) -irtl.
!, heavy saddle on him, tiru,; = curb II,
capable Of breaking ,l. law will, ono. ,ua
in tie horses mouth. mount him: with = mir
If sl.nrs with row-, six inc!.v. lone nuI
ride him until he falls exhausted in :, faint.
ing stat. Horses thus tau.l are v;c;ou,
lnl stupid.
Violence, sucl, ~ ". ,av. -, J...c,;,.,.,
must Tot he used in hor>.. tanning. Tie
corner stone Of the theory j, the law Of
Hndnc<..
lie who undertakes to tam. horses INNS,
possess patience. perseverance, ,u.; conrao.
lie mast remember HAT the horse rcc,.;y.,
instruction in ard bv the u>c Of ,lrcc ,f
his scnscs, n;rncly: seeing, smelling and
feeling, and that he mus, see. sm,Naud f,l
all that he wears and bears.
pMre uud Pr,,,ayu,;ous ,,, y,uyj,, n
Uoym.
Tie best n),re i :, .,,co 1o.,,., q.
with partitions six or s.vc, t.., ILL,
and on the floor a deem l,v.r o, ..n or
sawdus,, on which a thick I,vor or .,r.u
must lie spre:rl Lut ,hc ,,oor INNS, na,I,
too soft if j, i, the horse will >r,. ., j.,
knees w;,hou, f,,l,;, 49,, :.,
lesson Of exhaustion vL;,.), : so i,,,o,,.u,
Other horses c.,,,i,. ,;o
MOVING about O, n,Lir,+ . ,;. ;u :,
the effect Of \ rood LESSEN Il :. ,s,,,,s ,,,
,,t,r,, r. .,,,l,, :,, -,
party Of look.rs -, ,,o o,,,,,;,I,
ING. Silence mus, be ols.,v.I