The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-05-30
sOMETHING ABoUT THE HORsE.
Suggested by the Lectures Of the
treat Horse Tanner, PROBES
scr Wagner.


The Romans had horses taught
to run full speed side by side, with
out bride or saddle, so that the Ro-
man gentlemen, armed at all points,
would SHIFT and throw themselves
from one to the other.
The Numidian men at arms had
always a led horse in one hand, be
sides that they rode on, for change
in heat Of battle, to vault from a
tired one to fresh one, so active
were the men and so dOcile the
horses. Horses were trained so as To
help their masters in fight, falling
with teeth and heels upon those
Who opposed them.
Charles V, at the battle OF Far
mona, had a beautiful horse, named
Savoy, who, when his master was
hard pressed, did, by his kicks and
plunges. disengage him.
The Mameluke's horse would fall
foul Of the enemy with teeth and
heels; also gather mp @with their
teeth darts and lances scattered on
the field, aud present them to their
riders as they would or,Ier.
Caesar in his youth would ride
bare back, without saddle or Bride,
and, his hands tied behind him,
make the horse run, jump or stop.
AleXander's horse, Bueephaius,
would suffer himself to be mounted
or accOutered by none but his mas
ter Caesar also had one none but
himself could ride. at
The Parthians were wont to per
form on horseback all Offices and
ceremonies, whether public or pTi-
vate, make bargains, confer, enter
tain, etc.
The Swabians taught their horses
while in battle the rider threw
himself off to fight on fooC-not to
stir from their place, and they rode
without saddle or pad.
Tue Messalians, who also rode
without saddle or bride, all made
their horses perform his airs with
the switch only, the reins upon his
neck.
Cyrus, a great master ofthe horse,
made his horses pay their shot,
and never suffered them to have
anything until they had first earned
it by the sweat of some kind of
work.
The Scythians when in the field,
in time of scarcity, used to let their
horses blood and drink it, and sus-
tanned themselves by that diet
Turks, Muscovites and Sartars did
so too.
Montaigne tells Of man he saw
ride with both feet upon the saddle,
unloose the saddle, cast the saddle
to the ground, continue his course,
and on his return take the saddle up
again, refit and remount it, riding
ali the while at full speed; having
galloped over q cap would take it
at very good shots backwards with
his bow, or take up anything from
the ground, setting one foot down
and the other in the stirruD, with
twenty other apes tricks which he
got his living BY.
Also, there has been seen in my
time, at COnstantinople, two men
upon horse who, in the height of
his speed, would throw themselves
off and into the saddle again bv
turns. And one who bridled and
saddled his horse with nothing but
his teeth. Another who, betwixt
two horses, one foot upon one sad !
die aud one foot on the other sad |
die, carrying a man on his shoul- |
dcrs, riding at full speed The 9th |
er standing bolt upright, making
excellent shcts with his bow. Sc : !
eral would ride full speed with their
heels upward and their heads upon
the saddle betWixt the rows of |
scimitaTs fixed in the harness.
Montague finds more difference !
between such q man and such q (
man, than between such a man and /
such horse. We have some toler-
able apprehension of the meaning
Of an animal from its voice or
look or actions; animals have the |
same of US. The horse will know |
by mis- masters voice whether he be /
angry or pleased. What is this fac. /
ulty that beasts have Of calling to I
one another, complaining, rejoicing, |
calling for help, inviting to love, /
etc, # it be not voice? Horses /
have their likes, dislikes and loves; /
their preferences for certain colors, /
and their amours; and Horace tells
rs how the horse will mourn for his /
And the big tears run rolling down his /
face
In fine, the horse has n great deal /
Of man in HMM sleep he will |
dream, neigh, kick, start, stretch 1
out-and, waking, he will /
'eign sleep, death, lamencss, ecstacy, /
and so on. Arabia, in the opinion /
Of the naturalist, says Gibbon, is /
Inc genuine and original country Of /
The horse; the climate most congo /
NAL to his spirit and usefulness. /
The Arabs preserve with superSti-
-ious care the honors and memory
0fthe purest races. The males are
sold at a high price; the females
are seldom alienatcd, and the birth
Of q foal is a subject of jey and mu-
.ual congratulRtIon. They are cdu
,atcd in the tents, among the chill
1ren, with a tender familiarity
which trains them in habits of gen
leness and attachment. They are
rot trained by the use of spur or
whip; at the touch Of hand or stir
up they arc off II their friend be
lismOunted, they instantly stop for
lin to recover his seat
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