, 1860-02-10
The Horse an Intellectual Animal.

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DR.. &. II. Sutherland, of DeKalb, New
York, In letter to the New York EVening
Post, speaks Of the Importance of treating
horses as intellectual beings" and of try.
ing the effect of constant kindness" in
training them, the result of which he he.
lievcs would be the attainment ON the part
of the horse to "aE elevated position in the
scale Of intelligence, not only distinguishing
themselves among their kind, but actually
outstripping many Of their owners, as far as
the nobler attributes are concerned" With
this high appreciation Of the capacity Of the
horse, the Doctor five years ago came into
possession Of fine three ycar-OId colt, and
he concluded to try the power Of kindness
in the endeavor to develOpe his mind. The
result is given in the St. Lawrence RepWb-
kicdn, in which paper correspondent writes /:
"During my wanderings, short time
since, | Glanced to stop at Elermon. Hear.
ing Of DR.. Sutherland's learned colt, had
the curiosity to go and see him, and found
him a prodigy in learning, besides being
quite curiosity. The docter calls him the
"White Pilgrim" His color is light man.
keen, white name and tail, and white eyes.
lie is a splendid little horse. The Doctor
tells Inc that he had owned him only six
months-rode or drove him almost every
day, (as his riding is CONSIDERABLY but still
during that brief time he broke him to the
saddle and harness, and taught him the diff.
ferent feats | saw him perform, such as
standing upon his hind feet, jumping the
whip, kneeling down, lying down, sitting up
and walking on three legs. He will un.
buckle common saddle-girth, and take off
hisown saddle; he will step to his own mas.
ter, and make very low bow, shake hands,
take his coat, cHp and mittens OF and lay
them away, and when told, bring them all
back to him again. With cards be will tell
his age, the days in the week, months in the
year, &c. With the alphabet he will spell
any simple word put to him. Spread out q
number Of playing cards, and he will fetch
the one called for. He will play o good
game at old sLedge, and beat you as often as
you can him, and tell your fortune, if re-
quested. Ho will waltz around his yard
with quite as much ease and grace as
some Of our country gentlemen, aud pass
around hat for contribution at the close
Of performance. He is rare specimen
Of horse-desh, and his equal, | think, for
beauty, activity and intelligence, could not
be found, considering the labor performed
by him and the short time be has been di.
der discipline; and the Doctor certainly de
serves the credit Of being q great Horse
Man,
The Docio-, in the conclusion Of his let
ter, says that until this season he never be.
fore undertook to tram horse for trotting,
but that he now has three-year.old mare
he calls q Crazy Jane" ous Of Tom Jefer.
sons Black Hawk, her dani sired by George
PaTlsh's imported st. Lawrence. With very
little training she will make h5r mile in less
than $3.50 over rather poor track Now,
says the Doctor, aif trotting is science
that a horse can acquire by careful training
| (like playing old sledge), Crazy Jane viii
yet II nothing befals her, be one among
many TO demonstrate the fact that the horse
has an intellect or reasoning powers, equal
if not superior to many Of their brute own.
ers, and that il can be developed and cult
vated with as much certainty and profit as
the minds Of our children