The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-09-08
Horses Shsing.

A correspondent inquiries for RENE
dy for shying. He states that he has
young animal that is perfectly gentle
in other respects, but is addicted to
shying on the road. With some young
horses this fault is the result of nerv-
BUSINESS, and when that is the case, the
remedy is in strengtheningth the nervous
system. We once knew a horse that
gradually became addicted to this hab-
It, until he would shy at almost every
thing, and became exceedingly danger
Gus. A veterinarian was finally APP
pealed to, and advised the turning of
the horse upon pasture. where he would
enjoy perfect quiet to the end that his
nervous system might be improved;
and while the horse never entirely got
over the fault, which is another way of
saying that he never again was in good
condition nervo isly, he was considers
bly, improved. A young horse given to
this fault must be handled gently but
firmly. When it has an opportunity,
for instance when under the saddle,
and has plenty of room, it will, if al
lowed to get off at distance and do
SO. turn round and look at the object.
This action indicates that if it could be
brought up to the object and shown
that it was harmless, all would be
right, and that is true. Perhaps no
better direction can be given for RENE.
dying this fault than to lead or drive
the horse up to the object when it is
practical. Judgment must always be
used. Sometimes it is advisable to whip
tho animal up to the object; but the
way nine -tenths of drivers do, is ia
whip the horse after he has passed the
object. most reprehensible thing te
do. Ii the horse is frightened, the
fright can not be whipped out of him.
and the whipping is rather associated
in his mind with the danger he thinks
he has. incurred, and not being able tG
separate the two, he becomes confirmed
in the belief that he was right in sus.
pecting that he would be harmed. II
the horse is permitted to pass the oh.
ject without being driven up to it, that
should be the end of it. No amount Of
whipping or swearing, or jerking the
mouth will do any good. ~
The driver of such horse needs to
keep himself well in hand, and if one,
half the drivers would devote two min
utes Of attention to themselves and one
to their horses, there would not be SO
many horses addicted to tricks and
faults, A young horse like the one we
are noticing is often driven by b man
who becomes nervous when the animal
be ,omes frightened. and begins to shy.
which the horse easily detects, and
construes to mean as indicating that
there is real danger. Keep a steady
rein, speak kindly to the horse, and use
such means as judgment will suggest to
show the horse that its fears are ground
less, is the best advice that can be
given. We all know that horses have
been broken Of the worst habits, and
when they have been broken of habits
of this character, it has been the result
of showing them that they have been
mistaken. That, therefore. is what is
to be aimed at. - Western Rural.
The other morning freight train
ON the Lehigh Valley Railroad picked
up" q man between Athens and Green's
Landing. He was walking on the track
and entirely deaf, and. was not discov-
cred by the train men until he had been
carried nearly two miles ON the cow
C0UcA0A VI eu0 0nkM AuUuxA H0oAAy
seventy-two years of age. he held on
with death grip, with one foot drag
cling under the cow-catcher, and es-
capped with some severe bruises on his
body, and one leg broken near the
ankle. He said he could have held on
but little longer. as he had to hold up
the injured limb with one hand to keep
it of the ties. and keep from sliding
from his seat with the other.
Sweet apples make delicious
pickles; peel and quarter them, boil
them until tender in vinegar and water;
to one quart of vinegar add two pounds
Of sugar; heat the vinegar, and dissolve
the sugar in it; ada cloves and cinna-
mon. and pour over the apples while
bot.