Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-02

| that children would avoid many feverish
night, and many an attack of disease, II
mothers would follow this rule.-ObserUer
How the kaImucIxs Catch and
Train wild Horses.
1t was while among the Kalmucks that
we realized much that we had read of Arab
life. We found tile horses living about the
tents, in familiar companionship with the
women and children.
Besides the horses about the tents, thou
sands run, wild, and are only taken when
wanted for sale or use of the Kalmucks.
To catch one, therefore, and bring him
within bounds, involves some skill. AT
the time we speak of an immense number
were roaming at large over space OF many
mies-Only few being in sight. Early in
the day some forty Kalmucks were in the
saddle, by order of the prince, and off for
| the chase. In the course of an hour or two
they began to appear AGAIN, driving before
them an immense number OF wild horses.
They seemed to be coming from all
quarters first only just seen on the edge of
the horizon, and next pressing to common
center, swept toward us like a coming
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The sight was exceedingly animating,
and reminded us of some of CItlin's de-
scriptiOns of hoise life among the Canaan
ches. As the trooping wild horses ap-
preached the Volga they wheeled together
in circle, gradually filling up the center
in an eddy of animal lite, without attempt
ing to force the current and break loose
again. In this way they were probably
prevented by the Kalmuck vedetGes, who
keep lowering on the outside to keep them
within bounds. The herd being now
brought within striking distancet the next
step waste procure one or more of the
fleetest and best, in order to give US an
exhibition Of breaking a wild horse. The
first thing to be done was TO catch a horse
and bring him to a stand point. This was
effected by means of the lasso, but differing
somewhat from the Mexican. The latter is
carried in coil at the saddle-bow; and, as
| the rider comes up with the cattle or horses,
he seizes the coil and with a deXterOus
sweep of his arm and a sudden jerk of cac-
tus rope, sends it with the terrible precision
ofa serpent dart direct at the neck of his
victim-seldom if ever missing his mark.
The Kalmuck, on the contrary, carries
his lasso on the end of Il pole some ten feet
in length, and filings it with precision not
less certain than that of the Mexican. All
being in readiness, a fine athlete Kalmuck,
with an eye like an eagles, came bounding
into the lists. A spirited horse being in
readiness for him, he threw himself at once
into the saddles. Selling his caduceus, with
its snake-like coil writhing at the end, he
whirled it for moment over his head with
an air of triumph, then bending low to the
horses name, Strengthened himself out
again, and shot like bolt toward the mass
of wild horses hundred rods ahead,
through which he burst like a thunder
clap. The effect was as If a shell had
struck among the herd. The connection
was visible at once. A cloud of dust rose
the rearing heads and tossing names of
the whirlng mass, through which the
shrill neigh of some painting stallion pierre
ed the ear like fog-whistle on the edge of
reef. s. To
When the excitement was at its height
horse that had been caught by the Kali
muck youth was seen breaking through the
herd, the latter close on the heels of his
victim. Throwing away his rod, the
Mongal tossed the lasso to a crowd of eag-
er followers, who haStened to finish the
chase. Immediately they seized the rope
and began to "haul in," the stud leaping
wildly about all the while, as if gone mad
As the captors came up to the animal, they
literally swarmed on him. Some hung on
his neck; others laid hold on his legs and
tail, holding fast at therisk OF bloody noses,
while still greater number threw them
selves on the back of the horse, in kind of
barbaric sport that made the scene ludi-
crous. This was accompanied by an ooca-
sional whoop from the whole party that
echoed far down the Volga. In this way
the animal was reduced to sort of dumb
surprise, and stood fiveted to the spot as if
cast in bronze. Once reduced to this state,
the compulsory process of adjusting the bit
and bride became comparatively easy.
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jaws of the captive, the bride was quickly
slipped over his head. and as quickly the
saddle thrown on his back, and the grth
drawn tight. The next moment a young
Kalmuck sprang into the saddle, and, Civ
ing the horse smart blow with piece of
rawhide, sent his heels flying in good
earnest, the Kalmuck tribe letting 90 sud-
denly and rolling over in the dust. The
crowd gave way for the daring rider, as,
lashing his horse into rage, the animal
leaped forward in succession of convul-
sive bounds that would have flung Derby
jockey within an inch of his life. Away
they went, the horse and rider flying
through the air. lrF.5I rar ..r ~ ~,
The frantic efforts of the colt to fling its
rider, now rearing till he seemed ready togo
over backwards, and the next moment
springing twice his length and bounding
dNdys Wieh hCdu ROWundiu anu hCclh hSpI
in full play,and constant rearing and plung-
ing, as if determined to be rid of his burd-
en-, the shouts of the Kalmucks spread out
on the plain to see the race, and the gener-
al stir and buzz of the camp, the neighing
of hundreds of wild horses and shrieks of
weary camels, together gave life and anima-
ton to a scene that was worth voyage
down the Volga to see foronce in a life-i
time. r,s '...l.r #.r gg1 sba.fs g.....r-,
Not to make this more tedious, we cut it
short by stating that the process OF break
ing wild horse consisted as may be in1
ferred from the above, insubjecting him to-
bit and bride, as already. described, and
then riding him at full speed till absolutely
willed and brought to dead stand from
sheer exhaustion. In this condition the
Kalmuck rider soon brought his rhorselto
the line of tents.ec .I1Tu q s,54....o,-, F,i-,,
n On further inquiry of the Kalmucks we
found that the Kind of training we have
sought to describe Is all they require to
break ahorse. The animal is then brought
to the tents, subjected to Uhe 'hallowing
influences of camp life, y fed from the COM
mon crib, domesticated, and presently
made one of the family. &. v-,,,,, "a
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