The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-10
ough training Of each Of the eight horses 2, that

single 1le reform in line. ohiquc ana wheel to
riltbt and lcft eiying them the signals with tho
whip, break ing thum of. closing them w. ana
Keeping them hnck ~ required silnriy 10y
causing them 10 apply collectively what they
had learned individually.
After the drill. the next thing was to tcach
Bravo aud Bonito to do their trctcring nn thr
plank. Each in turn WIS nndc io 60 ~ the
plank. which was ut first quite wide, ana rot
more than IA foot from tho ground. When they
would Eci u liulo beyond the balance. and find
the end going down with them they would n"
rush forward or jump of 10 the side. but would
back of very cautiously By degree we E2l
II tipped and then 20 down. with quit inlilcr
tncr to the antics Of % lpor winch ury lpuhd
I'D thcm no harm. Then W hy simple motion
OF the whip thpy would ufpNn either forward 90
backward. they soon found that they could bnl
ancc the plank. Angr tint il was an ci~y mat
before ana hchin HE m fore leg. 10 move that
foo, with a regular motion forward AMI back
ward. That changed the weight enough to give
me scesawnR motion 10 me p'lh. Anu lh.N
evidently liked II. and had no lear when We
narrowed the plank and raised II. When they
have been loose in the ring in daytime and TN"
board has happened to be IN place. they nave
gonc to 1t. mounted 1t. and enjoyed u scc-snw
Tor their own amusement
Rolling the barrel with the fote feet. which
H. IlOru's trick, H. one Oi the huidt~t things "a
horse docs for it is such u violent strain on th'
rrt .'or ofihc nnnnturnllyo utstrctnhcd forclcgs.
In teaching her that. ! ilrst inught nor To put
her feet upon a hoN. then hnd the bon iNrd 80
her hind legs to walk alter IT, Then suD-t-
tut ~ the rolling barrel. but had II so fixed that
hccausc IT il hart The rolling of t light bar
rel with his nose il an cnsy thing, orpnrniiNc,
~. to touch n horse. You touch him behind
very gently with the whip So ~ to drive nm
up until his uo-o PRESSES against your breast.
and you give way before him. or YOU. in the
same way cau-c him to push with his nosr nm
oa-ily moved bunrd. lie viii soon uudcr.innd
that he can push things out Of his way with his
nose. Tl"n make him knCrl and put "a barrel
annoyngly close to his nose. 40 that be Will
push It away. A. he does So you tell him To
r..II L. La Nstt kftl hts "a
necessary to make him knccl for as soon as
he henrs the words be will obey the order.
- To touch the business with the hnndkcrchiCi
and box when had the horse So that he would
bring "A handk crchicf 10 mo from any part OF
me ring IN obedience To INC signals o, iht, VIM.
put II into the box - that 3! would show n
little, but so fastened To- the lid that when the
horse seized it he would throw M the lid. A.
When he got So that he did that regularly uni
cAprctsd TO raise the lid. | made It more and
! more dif1lcult for him to get hold Of the hand
kcrchict without doing 80. exposing very little
ot II for him to seize. and for his own con
vencncc be- eoi 10 throwing the lii M with his
-imilnr simple way taught the putting hark Vf
the handkerchief and the closing OF the lid.
" There are some curious things about train
Ing horses TO face IRE. Once broken t. it. they
never forget IL. Let them pass safely through
iiamcs once. and thcy always seem to nave n
mania inr rushing into mr." over AFTER IL rN-
cites thcm-Sc"nis 70 madden them. | one"
trained "a horse for that feat who required two
mon TO hold him while wctting hirl Tor II ana
a. soon a- ho wa- let LOOSE ne would dart ~ the
lire and su through IT, III" would have rushed
lH, "onir' m vh I4,,,, ' r.u ,i'a, Jn,. II
| hero now i- tho lui'ir-t over saw. but even ne
shows TINT II eNcNcs him greatly. To max e
them Eo through the hoop of flames W. FIRST
teach them to lump % gate, then put mule
( iiamc on the whip aul hold II ON tho gate; ana
I ul,N 90 over NAV ny, we enlhiE. ue nun
until v 81 u as you saw tonight. "a nH7- nl
nr,. II is necessary To- me- 'u-ium them to u very
', 'v,' ~, ,,i,,ti =, ,, IN ,,,,
difficult iu -ct a. m near II.
T., ,W.n e.iH H." w. r. w." No. H., ,,,, i b,
w,. ,, ~" ,',,,' h,, a, M t ,,,t In A. r'
us ,", - -, ,,'' ,,., .l. tt, 49,.
, ' my 49,, n'. i, .ui1tr ,.,,,,,,, ,,a,,,
lnnt he w.,,,ld .,.r f,r,otnn,ih,nt lie IT, moi
MN i VIZ" , ~ 60 - ,i 81, l,r,i
- HraiiD,,. -e' . "r ny iii h"ps i,t vi ions H.
N'.I n'n1 Ni''Hs d Ni'.," ',,ii ',', '.' III
N4 u $50 - "a i'','; ~ i'' " 49,.
n, "s ,',,.7 ~ "i9 -" '' ,,t an.
l" inmr eyer sN hYie' ny ~ plnthu o.
VIII mot Jninl' marc u"n ion'. - krnM7 n'
~ KIRK w. ~ ii, ~ ,,''i' D., ,,L H.
h., r.i l,,. 49,. 30 ',,',,i tl nn,,I r ,,'.yi,'t
"ut, Gul,.. Snl, alwn,, r,,Inf. tl,,,r' i..l,r,
, 49,, ~, H., ,, d., ! A. ,,,,r, a. ,i,',
in Nv. on Inn he refuse. 10 attempt H. -Four !.
IL. lfn,it "' " ~ ~ ~ 49,
~" r. i,,,ni.hp,ou, l.. over r.ouiro1 II mr-
com. ii-t.,utiy mon the III ,ur' Tor which Il /.
,,itrn nry,r ,,iv. mora thnu three lin,,4
AID tlrn l,l, severe onD-. II hors loses con
md rna ,,',7 Win , him. Wh"u Won nv .c he 'i 7
tlirI civo him n r,si front him IA "A friend
f,.irmr. ,i,e n L'.r-, mu,ps II s,ignr 1.n,n n,
In. - we'll do NOT Tho only r.Wnrd give D.
LuIu, n IN stou ana T.. Il when h, docs h = w,rl
ri-ifiv tst Nm u.ri ia sulsnr nnl h,, Mil .,
i'-kiir f.r thnt u'-f' nj ~ paving attention I,
,,lnf ,-u ,sent Inn, tn do.
In training logs lud that they unders;Hn'
words much NOR readily than hor- - ,lo. III
,,r,ii fri,i'i,. 4, nh fln1 H. t tnan M l..
lux spiriiod ami animnicd when doing thci
,,,,,,.,,,,t r In ,,li1i..,l,r ,c, ,.,u iiil ann