, 1873-01-09
THE FIELD AND STABLE,

From Our Otcn CORRESPONDENCE.
MANHATTAN, Kan., Jan. Q. 1873,


From Our 0trn Correspondent.
MANHATTAN, Kan., jan. 3, 1873.
NERVOUSNESS.
MT. FIEAsANr, Casn Co., Nel,., Dec. ~ 1872.
VETEHlNAntAN-SIn: wrotu 10 yot lust spring, do
scrlblug l'nccas III uno Of my horaes, which you
pronounced rlnghouc. DY following your lrcctiola,1
agn % w iis fsa NY oa esse sa' have s'
horae yoasa olt vory is4,ltved, wh!el. has home
hSrso ~, yl IT thu%g ma ofts' MS IS hitsh h'
never AN ses w very Saa se1dom gcts 80 II can
10 sesn can 10 felt y placing hand LETT flank.
sces 10 ad worh Snt a. we'll @ as any or of my NJ horsea
hayo owned hin, about four months worked him on
threshing n,achtno: l,a not been sick aeo owIett
him. II you eau EiY1 mo my remedy through T1tE
WEEKLY TRIBUNE 1t will DO thankfully received.
H. II. CoLsiAs.
Ans,ccr 10 Il. II. Colman: Your horse, worry
likely, 10 not diseased ut ai but Ia naturally of
auch nervous and excitablo temperament that
tho least causo or provocation ia ablo to produce
n forclblo bcating or humping OF tho heart.
Such q cause mny conput in great many things;
for instancc, rs yon neation, i'll a little (unncc-
caHaary) excitement, Or IN (rator suddenly run-
niag tho horse 60 yards; furthor, in giving tho
game lash with tho whip, Or in frightening Linn
gonorally, otc.
Such an extremely norvouH or excitablo tenn
peiAluuAb III Hlct HllA lultN Otkoug Aok oiilt ~
horses, but also in other domestic animals, es-
pocialIy in aon,e bloodcd horaeH and ponies, aud
still oftener iu certain brools Of doga.
Tho only remnty-that IL, rs fer 90 anything
In Ruch q case can be considered a remcdy-con-
BiBts III a kind and gentle troatinont, anu III on
dcayoring to gain the animals confidence; for
much an animal will ho less czcitahlc, and not go
easily frightened, whom always troatcd with
;pflr nv n IN, 1,orc
vinced that no harm is intended.
myself ha:e pony Which In Of such nerv-
oua disposition that even sudden approach OF
stranger, or uny other oxciten,ent,-a harsh
word, for inbtanco,-is sufficient to make ha
heart boat, Bonlotilnos go forcibly tia. the beat
ing can DO heard at distance Of several yards.
Onco fired d pistol at u rat, when standing in
tho stable near tho pony, and tho latter, not
withstantling tint lie does not. mimi tho report
Of gun, :wlon under tho saddle. became 60
much o1cited as 10 tromblo, and tile beating or
humping Of his heart, which could 10 heard
quito distance, BECAME IN forcblc. as TO Bhalso
Lis whole body. A little patting and n few kind
words, Of course, quieted his excitement III II
few minutes.
horse undoubtedly is of n aiuailar nature, is
caused by very nervous, timid aud fretful dis
position, md IL entirely different from what peo
plo arc Used to call "lhu,npa."
HOW TO 8fOr 4 RUNAWAY HORSE.
Ono Of my ncghbors haa tho pleasure OF pos
aessing e regular runaway horae, which inttilgoss
harness, etc. Tho otl.crday he aslicdme what to do
NTH tho animal. advised him to take 3 strong
aud firm string, soyeral yards long, and about
one-tifth of M incl in diameter, to fnsten to ono
end OF tho Same Ill iron ring, and then to paHH
the string, in form Of running nooso around
tho horso's neck, 10 that tho ring might hang
down lttlo iu front OF tho animals Einlpipo
further to put tho running eud, together with
aud to faston it to tho dashboard, Or to keep it
in his hand, 20 as to 10 ablo 10 pull it
~ tho horse might attempt to run. lie says lla
horse has grown tired Of smashing buggies since
lo uscs that string. VETERINARIANS.