The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1877-12-21

ness. Certainly, for horses are exceed
ingly intelligent, more so thah n1anJ
men, as any old cavalry or artillery 0tilcel
will tell you. OF course, some hoIse99
are more easily taught than others, auC i
the purer q horses blood Is, as genera
thing, the easier he is to teach. 6ut
horse that SHES is worthless to US. men
we make fip-fop we must find the horse
under us, and must know where our Iee1
are going 70 when we come down. was
seriously hurt once. Just as was IL
mid-air, while throwing somersaulI,
cannon was fred near the building. Inc
horse was taken by surprise, SHE'D Oh
involuntarily. and when | ought 70 have
come right side up with care, there was
no horse there. | fell fiat on my back on
the tan, and hurt myself a good deai;
Yes. the horse il very intelligent, ana u
he can only understand what you wan.
him to do, he Will generally try to DO II
to the best of his ability 2"
about slipping? Yes, one has TO look
ont for this. You know, of course; that
we rosin our slippers thoroughly, but GU III
you know that the horse = back Is hbeiauy
rosined too If that wasn't done the
horses perspiration would very soon
make the bit of rOsin on the slippers use
less, and even as it Is, when the night Is
warm and the horse persplres freely, uls
ging in the toes for grip Will hunch up
/ the hair into little balls, making the holu
uneven, or the hair comingOu Will MAKE
/ the horses back so slippery that 1t De-
/ comes very difficult to hold on Down
south the darkies think there j. loadstone
put on a horses back.
CAS- to riding more than four horses at a
time, unless one was very tall and had a
pair of Indian-rubber legs, / think 1t
would be impossible, as it il now for
very short-legged man to,ride four. There
is a limit to the compass properties OF the
human legs.
." The horse has to learn his part as
we'll as the rider, to become as much a
part of the rider when he is on his back
"a the ancient's tabled Centaur. lie
must learn to keep his gait even and
steady, and TO obey, even the pressure
of the foot in certain ways. The
rider mustn't put his foot down on any
and every part Of the animals back, OF he
will DESTROY the mutual equilibrium.
If a horse feels your foot two or three
inches cut OF the way, and in a different
place from where he expects 1t when you
light on him, il is apt to discompose him.
A to what kind of treatment l give my
horses, | can only say that ] have a
horse that knows my voice before he sees
. me. and whinnies with delight. l have
: always an apple or bit of carrot or lump
of sugar about me when | 20 near where
5 he is, and we are on the best of terms.
Don't ! sometimes have TO conquer q
r horse if he gets stubborn or sulky fit
; Certainly, and if don't do it it will rem
, der the horse worthless. The cruelty i;
r. only apparent, however. A temporary
, severity is a real kindness to the horse
/ some of the trick HOSES are very danger
q GUS and vicious, especially the piebalc
3. ones. This mostly comes of teasing
4 them during their training, to make
o them bright and lively, but it is no
5 really necessary, and some trick horse
| are as gentle as lambs. A horse gets Il
Y know his business and to like it, tb,
t same as q rider does An expert in hi
It profession be it acting, variety or circu
T performing, seldom quits it.-PhtsJur!
q T-e1der