New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-27
MEN1GEp AND "rRICK" HORSES.

NOVEL AND INTERESTING rXiBIrIoN OF
| TRAINED HORSES Al BARNUTs CIRCUS.
One may witness during the latter part of Bar
nums performances OF the observation-disclosures oi amman
intelligence ever seen in any country; and an astonishing
exhibition OF the perfection TO which the training Oh
horses has been brought singuary enough the trainer
in this instance Mr. Oscar scouts all theories OF the
superior intelligence OF the nObest OF the domestic
animals and says that the horse has no more intelligence
than Pig he is only capable OF superior training
Snguarly enough too this trainer is not lifelong pro-
fessona His knowledge OF horses was obtained hrst III
the Russian military stables and until five or six years
ago in the Fcnci stables. He married into the proles-
sion of rowing showmah but has been in this country
only three weeks and will remain only about SIX months
He is Russian Pole by birth; man OF education
subject Russia and having beeuformerly an ocer Oh
the Polish army hanished years ago from luAsia
He mas spent most OF his exile in the veterinary ana
training schools OF France and never before training the
two mclagc horses exhibited by Miss Ilcngler ana
the six trick" stations which he exhibits had nc at
tempted to train animals for the HiPpodrOme
Six Of the eight horses at the circus are by the
| same sire but by different mares. All come from the
same immediate distric:-the town OF Trakene near
KGnigsberg Prussia, the Polish border. The principal
business of the farmers there the breeding Of horses
aud it is not difficult to select in few days eight or Ten
or even two hundred horses OF any color common 10
horses which might be called for Takene ~ the depot
not only for the German Empcrors stables but Tor those
of the entire army as wei. The principal col"rs OF
Trakene horses black dark brown, CHESTNUT ana
light brown The of the horses in Trakene vary
from $500 to 800 bnt the transportation to this c0un-
try is costly The eight used al the HIP odrome are JET
black AMI are without spot or blenish Tney were
selected by Mr. Oscar personally III TWO days ana
brought 10 their present state Of training in about SIX
months for the trick and about ten months Tor the
menace" horses The Latter Of Arabian stock and
bred in Hanover The Others half Arabian and half
English.
I, Their performances these stations as il one
animal bv n common IN ise. They keep time perfectly
They change their step from march to waltz and Saiop
and wal at single sign from their master lie employs
words Also but says the sounds have no sGnif canco
70 ne b. asts; IL the WHIP they fear, and rs move
meni7 ana crack which they obey. Their motion IN
waltzh, T. almost perfectly harmonious IA that "i
two most skiful dancers whcn at the close at tue com
mand of charge" they simultaneously upon their
hind legs and formed seucircs, rush al the master
IA if To oycrwhern and trample their Orncutsr into the
dust each putting the same feroclouS air An encore
horse kept to answer re- all goes through DOW Win
as much st. Vie dancing master. not merely noddIng
his head, hut bending ne and STOPPING legs with the
utmost grace. TIC entire performance ~ particular!
fine as showing the graceful movement Of the animals
In conversation lately Mr.. let fall curious
observations to raining which readers generally viii
be interested in having in his own words.
..Thcre is no system which nc followed IN this
business" nc said. "ThC training style for driving pur-
Doses is very different from that employed yhsre
the horse 20 he used in a circa, never break in
horse alter any hody's - STEM hut always from system
for each is brought to suppose Il horses
OF diff ages aud dispositions are 10 DE trained; Ii
would be- impossible to the system for training
each horse. Til disposition OF each horse must ne
studied, ana system formed by which he can be
trained
1.-THE idea which great many people entertain tina
horses understand what il spoecu 10 them Is great mis-
take. words convey 10 meaning whatever to % morse;
hut it is the signs which trainer employ that
The horse obcys In horse, different signs are
used, with which tine horst, eys becomes familiar ana
Ae ohcys them accordingly pig or donkey or mule
can be taught many things horse. have trained
DOT exactly wild animals but have been IN a den 81
lions. Different riHOds must be used 10 tram thesc
When Won snow an mas OF ts SORT INA. GU ,,aNe tIe
press ia idea them amt yoa can train them easter
Than you can train horse fhc intelligence o. horse
is not as great rs thar Of wld beasts. morse has no In
sinc 4 horse intellect =; al He IS coIpctr
nnrbiur p morse could understand what power h.
has over man he would b. worth noinins. He Is noble
animal IA picture bat ne has no more intellect than
pg knows his stanic only by the sense OF .rnell
which ,, remarkably developed "a horses.
-" cannot tel how long Ii took me q rain each OF me
horses at the iippodromo Ine average tiht iyr "tcn
horse was six months some were muth NOR 'liital
10 handle ,han others. l@n nave 10 pitah t'tA nol'e
separately and completely L'iOlc you lut mem uEeheI,
and atnr you pu thcm together You nave !" tH iHc'h
I" 'c' ~ u'l> H. =" ma a. - 80 ~. t I'm .
'menage horses II took me ;ly nine months 10 break
tho5e Two more W WIZ ~ & nci'e
il require great strength at first IN tram NJ horses yon
must break for LADIES' saddles or erntlrmens, as
PERFORMANCE requires People IN TINS ely "cheFc
that there only h0tscs uscI ~ Tie pc-iDrlHcc'
This mistake. There are six trick horses ana t"o
'mcni g. hOIsts.
Tie performance Of these horses IN the morning,
while am training them very different nom WAL Il
seen az night by the audience. ~ Sht tney take oer
with but tli, morning they know tou nave
The power punish them, ana perform huch Dctler
train tn, id irn.H ; to q every morning
Q. Do you intend to sell the two mcnae horscs you
have heTtl A. II could sell them adynnta- cOusly
would do Ou!d easily get others. You always
| make a ~ Oud training better than the fiat.
Training morse requires physical power and health
well Intelligence and patience. II is easy enough ii
| you know how, and difficult II yOu do not"