The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-06-08
How to Cure kicking Horses and luna.

q ways.
81 The experiment of Rarey, the Horse
3 Tanner, and the PRONUNCIATION Of his theory
Sof horse training and management, are
sbrInging before the public much useful
sknowledgs upon this interesting subject.
w hatever may help to bring the horse,
Especially vicious horses, as they are call
Fed, more completely under the subjection
sof man without the necessity Of restoring
to cruel treatment, ought to be known by
SAll who have the management of equine
equadrupeds. We heard, day or two
Sslnce, description of the tanning Of a
kicking horse and another who was an
Einveterats runaway, by methods so simple
eand Rareyish that we cannot forber to
publish them for the beneii, of horseolo'
Esists in general
If you have q horse that has habit
4 when III harness. OF bringing his heels in
econtact with the dasher and damaging the
lyehicie by kicking, proceed As follows.
Place around his neck band like that
FUSED for the riding martiugale. Then
Stake two light straps, buckle them to the
I bit on either side, pass them through the
Eneck band and thence inside the girth and
.strap them securely to each fetlack Of the
hind feet, taking care to have them of the
sproper lsngthi When horse is rugged in.
this manner, if be attempts to kick up
behind, each effort will jerk his head
down in such = way as to aston sh him,
and perhaps throw him over his head
He will make but few attempts to KICK,
when he finds his head thus tied to his
I heels, and two or three Lessons will cure
!. him altogether
Tie method Of reforming runaway is
equally simple and etiectuaL First OF all
tasten some thick pads upon your horses
]. knees, then buckle a strap, about the size
I OF rein, upon each t-tlock forward and
pass the straps through the hanle rings OF
I some part OF the harness near the shoulder
on each side and lead the straps back 10
: the drivers hand he sits In the buggy
:. lIe has thus four reins in his hand. Start
! the n.mal without fear; don't worry h N
with strong pu.l upon the pit, but talk
i to HIM friendly. When he attempts TO
inn. he must of course bend his forward
legs Now pull sharply one Of the foot
/. re rs, and the effect Will be TO raise one OF
! his forward feet to his shoulder. He Is u
! three legged horse now, and when he has
: gone on ia that way little distance drop
the constrained foot and jerk up the other
!. lie cau run faster on three legs than you
can ride, and when you have tired him on
; potH ie5s pretty Hoiou5uiEr OF II he re
:. fuse to take 10 his trot kiukiy aud to obey
your voice and moderate pull on the bit,
I you can raise both his fore feet, drop him
upon his knees and let him make few
! bounds in that position. The animal viii
soon fad that he can't run away; that he
Is completely in your power, and by sooth-
ing words you Will also De able To convince
! him that you are his friend. He VIII soon
! obey your commands, and Will be afraid
- extend himself for run. Within a
week or twe some horses that were quite
valuable animals ir respect to everything
. bat heir bad habits OF kicking and run
nins IN harness, were cured 10y methods
described above. The experiments are
such as can be made by any person at all
accustomed to managing horses, and we
hope II may prove servIceable TO some OF
i our readers-Bos.on Herald