The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1871-06-29
From the Western Rural.
Breaking Colts.

1t requires patience and firmness t,
break in and tame the colt. Kindness
has been found by experience to be NOR,
effectual than brute force to secure tn,
, confidence ard subdue the untutore,
+ colt. It is the natural consequence 0
! the legitimate control of the human
:, mindOver brute Instincts the triumph o
i intellect over the animnl passions. 1t
:, combat of physical force, the horse i
stronger than man, and would be sur,
to triumph; but in contest OF mint
! he il easily subdued. 1t is this force o
mind that gives man control over tn.
horse and the whole animal Kingdom.
4 Mind IL omnipotent over the brute
{ Animal instincts recognize their depend
!. ence. sympathy is not dumb. II
!. speaks in the language Of mutual con.
i, fidence. We have only to refer to the
v modern art o: training colts to verify
[, the magic of mind over brute passions.
> For instance. the trainer often blind
\ folds the wild colt with heavy blankets,
leaves him firmly fastened to a post
= torn,ented in darkness, till he sweats
lprofsely from terror stricken excite
! ment. 7 he breaker at the appointed
i time quietly relieves him, and upon the
gentle law of kindness brings him out
q Of darkness into light. The terror
4, sticken colt instantly recognizes him as
his deixerer from persecution, and fol-
! lows him with the obedience and at
tachmenl Of the dog. The trainer now
= becomes master Of the situation, and
can command him at all times.
j. The first proceeding in breaking the
y colt is to halter break aud bit him, to
i soften the mouth and supple the neck
: SO that he will carry his head in lofty
!. style, to command attention and follow
= the line ina perfect curve with the body
. in motion. The head should not be Il fl
strained up long at one time before il is
) let down to rest. 1t prevents calloused
/, jaws and leaves more sensitive mouth
1. Much is accomplished in biting by sup
ping the neck with the hand. The
head should be raised 10y hand exercise
!, upand down, right and left, till the
Il head can be placed in bold position,
and the under jaw will open and shut
!, readily as it turns on its hinges for food.
y The body can be taught to move in
j., straight or curved lines, go forward or
! back, and yield implicit obedience to
: the hand in every shape and form.
! This process tames and subdues the
colt, secure. confidence in his master,
/ and redeems him from fear. lie can be
put into harness aud driven without a
' load til he will stop and 6" forward at
the word Of command, and turn to the
right or left at the slightest indication
Of the hand. He soon becomes familiar
with the harness, and the language of
ID the trainer, and will be AS gentle as a
lamb. He will obey the commands of
the driver when hitched to the wagon,
the same as he has been taught to obey
them in harness. When hitched to
heavy loads, he should not be over
weighted, nor suffered to draw more than
two or three times at what he cannot
move. Throw off the load and relieve
him. 1t will encourage and make him
true as steel
If the green colt shoulu contract the
habit of pulling at the halter. he can be
broken of the vicious habit by extend
ing the tying rope t" The halter, through
n ring in the nianger, and attaching the
same. to his hind foot When the colt
settles back to pull, the great strain
comes upon the leg, aud he will soon
give up the practice of attempting to
pull at the halter.
The most dangerous Of all habits con
tracted Ivy the horse is the pcrnicious
practice Of kicking in the harness.
Should the wild, untutored colt turn
out n kicker, he will have to be aubdu
ed by kicking straps or gearing. to
guard against danger to life and limb
from this vicious habit.
Several kicking straps have been in,
vented that arc simple and effective.
One of the safe guards consists of rope
attached to the hooks playing through
pulley or ring, in the belly grit, to
correspond with the motion Of each
hind leg ia the act of walking or trot,
ting. 1t is utterly impossible for the
horse to kick, or to move but one hind
leg at the same time, which puts veto
upon running away, and confines the
subject to the walk or trot. 1t will
prove u sovereign remedy for kicking in
harness.
The horse can be reclaimed from
many vicious habits by the law of kind.
ncss. When George M. Patchen was
in the zenith of glory, and matched
with the queen Of trotters, Flora
Temple, they CHANGED to change
grooms. This was disgusting to the
old hero Of stations. He fought the
new conner till they were forced to
restore his Old groom. When his old,
cherished groom, who had slept in the
stable for years, returned, the horse
resumed his former qrlietude, and trot-
ted that season some of his most ccIe.
bratel races. w. 5.
Detroit Michigan.
No RIGHT TO BE NEUTRAL.-Nr
man has a right TO be neutral in the
great work OF temperance, in this age,
and in this country Every man, from
moral considerations, from considera-
tions OF his relations to his fellow. men