The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-02-14
9Arnleys' 1Gpa14MENt,
How to Break Il iicrS% and MOI,
Spoil Him. ::-..

Spoil Him. :.-..'
Yhe Rareys-,hcsc are two c1 three Of
thcm-taush. tEc world most import
ant lesson when they taught it the
"power Of kindness anl scli-controi
in the monagc,Gen. OF horses. 2ouAeys.
zebras, and ether animals. There have
been famous lion. tanners and horse
breakers who were supposed to possess
Especial gifts in the !iac OF their call
ip.. whcu the great secret" was simply
"kindne,s, 0nthD/I;y, "ad <c!t.co"t'"L
If one would control another, he. must
first control him$y. ...
lf"likc bese's Ike in bodily sense,
so it does in u meLtal sense. How often
do VIC SEQ inconsiGeta,c parents fly into
passion and, without reason or religion,
thrash the object Of their di<plcasure :!
So Of brutal, hcar,!ess drivers, when tic
blinded horse chances 10 uIiss,ep. get
of the track, stumble, Or is in the wr0ng
place. BY their actiops it would appear
that they expected horse or an ass to
reason quite as we'll as themselves En-.
p!oyers may not look 70, the same ta'cn;
in their apprentices as in their :orcmcn.
Teachers may expect every hide urchin
to be selfresula,ins and to mind his
books; but. this it is his duty to h."h
him.to do, and he should bo all patience,
all kindness, affection, perseverance, and
real Christian, if he woulf produce the
best results. The same spirit is required
to subauc and manage a horse. If you
soy you are not equal to the task, i: you
say your child, Your horse, or your OK
knows more than you- is your master
then you arc not the ono to maI:.c
him, aud you should resign in favor Of
one who is superior to the child, horse.
or OK. \ weak man in. intellect may
indeed be outwitted by 4 sasacious child
OF horse.
The :Iqriculwi5t has a few sensible
remarks on the point as follows:
There is no disguisin. the fact that
viciousness is innate With some horses.
1t Is 40 doubt sometimes hereditary, and
follows some Of the best strains Of blood
We have. That viciousncss should &c.
company highly nervous organization
is not to be wondered at. The treat
meut horses receive, and the mo,ui 1t.
mosphere in which they arc thrown,
have . much greater Influence than most
horsemcn. are generally inclined to at
nit The pinchiug, tickling, rough.
,boisterous stable boy who 'annovs 4
spirited horse for the sake Of crioyin"
his futile, though almost frantic kicks
and lcers, is affecting the disposition Of
the horse and his descendants fer gen.
cra.iors to come, besides putting in jeop-
ardy the lives and limbs Of those who
are brought in contact with the horse 50
tempered with. y horse. is surely
influenced by the psychological charac.
ter Of the men with whom he associates.
A passionate man will have bau!ky
horse !; slow, rloddips brother, one O:
his own style; and so the nervous,
quick, busy mans horse will show the
same qualities. y
1t is possible by severe treatment, Nv
pain and torture, 10 break the sr;ri, .!
horse, and to rule him by fear, kcepin.
. him in subsection by ;he fear D! the rod,
yet this will never make him less vicious,
but rather will add treashcry to vice, in
destroying the truly noble and affection,
ute qualities which are natural t. him.
IF these qualities are asSi'lpously cu';i.
waited in colts and ycur. horses, vicious.
ness will much more rarely appear than
under other treatment Sometimes,
however, it is necessary to conquer i
bad-temrerel horse, and il possible to
secure radical! conversion or change og
character which shall Ec LASTING. No
timerous man need undertake this task
10 will only make matters wo:>c. \
horse.tamcr Should lie calm. cool, brave,
and fearless-the horse Will k"om Z: he
should be quiet, Tor then the h"r<c vii!
be put OF his guard; he should H. firm
and give the brute NO advantage, hu;
crowd him-up1to doing Something. and
that, invariably, what the tamcr watts
him to do. Thus any ordinary horse
will soon give up and own man his
master. The kindt>t treatment and even
pet,iuG must always .fol!ov yielding
and if possible to E.!p il. the horse
should never he frightened ty any treat.
meut, and above all things lie should
never DC arscIea ~ pc;ty torture. Ills
own con,rariuess Should appear to kim
10 be the cause OF all his trouble. anil
man his best friend. This principle is
at tic foundation Of lsare-'> Sucse.sfsl
practice.
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