The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-06-24
THE HORSE.
Useful informant Ion Concerning Modes
OF Tanning and Training Him
From the st. Louis Globe.


in 1874 he went into the show bust
ness, and then began to train horses.
His principal experience has been with
horses, and his speech and actions
show that he considers them intelligent
creatures, and entitled to as much con
sideration rs human beings. In per-
sonal appearance Mr.. Bartholomew is
not remarkable. A quiet, unassuming
gentleman, of medium height and
build, with raven black hair and dark
ewes, a wellshaped, intellectual head,
and an expression and manner thnt
denote kindness and iirmness--a man
who is absolutely devoid Of fear, and
who would not hurt any living creature
unnecessarily. w
His horse. training abilities We're first
pacticed upon colt, which became
noted as the finest trick horse IN CAN
folnia. He then turned his attention
to
THE BRoNCHos.
or wild horses, Of Lower California.
These horses are descendants OF the
Andidusian animals that were brought
from Spain by the early Spanish con
ouerors, Until 1854, or thcreabout,
they were very plentiful in Lower Cali
fornia, RAINING in herds like the mus,
tangs of Texas, with commanders and
sub. officers, and apparently governed
by military code Of their own, They
are Of all colors, from the purest white
to the deepest black, and perhaps one.
fifth of them are spotted. One way OF
catching them is to build corral across
canyon which forms one of their run
ways. The corral is made OF brush,
and wings spreading out from the
mouth OF the canyon are formed by
cutting down trees. The herd IL driven
into this corral, and, when all are IN
side, or sufficient number, the mouth
is closed, aud the hunters lasso the
horses at their leisure Another way
is to "crease the spine" which can
only he done by sure shot, as the
bullet must strike the spiral column Mt
the back of the neck throwing the an
imal, aud stunning him for a few min
utes, during which time he IL tled SO
that he cannot escape 70 accomplish
the feat of crcasing the spine, ION the
wing, as we may say, requires mat 'he
hunter should be no slouch OF SHOT
Another way is to creep mp on lhcm, or
to run them down, until the hunter
gets near enough to lasso the animal
which he has selected In this way
MIR. Bartholomew has lassoed luur
bronchos, which he had picked out for
his purpose. Among them We're Bravo
and BOnito, his two fayorltc horses
and probably the best trained OF any IN
his exhibition. They were supposed to
be twins, as they were OF the same size
and general appearance, and always
kept together i'll the herd.
THE TANNING
of these wild horses il begun, says Nv.
Bartholomew, by himself and every
body else, by throwing them and put
ting Spanish halter on them ms
halter is quite severe means OF re-
straint, but is absolute y necessary Tor
time. He then works upon them
carefully and gradually, the first neccs-
sity being to accustom them to hls
presence, and to instill into their minds
we speak after the manner OF Mr..
Bartholomew the belief that he ls not
their enemy. When they are first
caught, they have only two ideas or
emotions-thc fear of man, and the de
sire to get away. The sight OF man
produces in them paroxysms OF fear ana
anger, and they will kill themselves, II
not restrained, in their blind and furious
struggles for liberty. Their tuition, at
this period Of existence, requires not
only cxtraordinary patience, but great
deal of nerve. In fact, the training OF
wild horses is decidedly dangerous
business. We may quiet Il savage dog
by feeding him bat it is useless to ut.
tempt TO tame wild horse by means oi
his stomach. At first they will eat
nothing, and they cannot be persuaded
to touch salt, which plays such an I'm,
portant part in the domest'catlon OF
animals. There is nothing for 1t but
patience, kindness and equanimity. a
| horse trainer must
NEVER LOSE BIS TEMPER
and must never show fear There Is no
animal that will not discover III mo
mrnt the slightest Indications of fear or
doubt. and no animal that will not take
advantage of su h discovery. Inc
hOrse-tamer il continually liable TO be
struck. kicked and bitten; but he must
never strike back. Mr., Bartholomew
carries severe scars upon his head and
other parts of his person, but believes
that he has never struck an animal that
was under his tuition blow III anger.
The great truth is, that man who de
sires to train horses and stock generally,
must have thorough control of himself
before he can hope to properly contrO
his four.footed creatures. Thus endetL
the first lesson, and n long and dllhcui'
one it is, for both man and beast.
In the course Of time, by the exercise
of patience, fOlbearancc and familiarity
Mr.. Bartholomew gets acquainted WIN
his horses, and they with him, ana tneS
become comparatively gentle aud dociIe'
Having tanned them, the next thing IS tc
train them, to educate them not only 70
do his will, but to understand his lai,'
guage. This is like treating a child'
"ODly more go.
THE RULE OP KINDNESS
must be continued, but the occasional
use of the whip is necessity, although
il mupt be used sparingly and judiclous
IT, Mr.. Bartholomew horses show NJ
marks OF helash. There is great dea
in the propernseof the whip. Thetraine
must know Just when aud where and hoy
to touch his animals with this reminde
and persuader, and must never apply
in anger or with violence, or he will b
likely to lose all the ground he hi
gained by long course OF patience an
kindness.
The great desideratum in horse ed
cation is to get the animal to understat
the meaning and purpose OF his traine
To accomplish this object 1T is nece
) sary, if not to change the nature OF Il
horse, to instill into his mind-Bartht
r | orav a1oin--npv IDEAS and aspiration