The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-11
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Ia ming a Horse.
During Or. Do Lewiss 'Gypsying iii
tie 9isrras, he hsean zach interest
ed is Prof, Taps D aan Frsneisco, who
tsaafif4iS NOD . = aad Gg:eta..s Aaessea withant
violencs or drugs. Showing the doctor
Il hSrd Of wild horse from the nouns
tains, the professor said, spu may pick
t,ffts aay horse from this herd ard in
two hours | will drive him before a bug
gy; and W hen going down hiif VIII let
the buggy loose on his heels. without
the least risk. The doctor selected the
largest horse, the leader ofthe herd. II
took an hour to separate, him from his
fellows and drive hin into the profess
sor's private corral, which was aboutthe
size Of a circus ring. with sand six inches
deep, and surrounded by a close pla nix
fence, twelve feet high. DR.. Lewis seat
cd himself in the circle above, where he
saw what he thus describes:
Prof. Tapp entered the corral, hold
ing in his right hand a whip with o
short stock and at long, heavy lash.
Tn his left hand were q strong halter.
minus the hitching strap, two old pota-
to.sacks, tTo straps and a strong rope
about thirty feet long.
Putting ali these nut the whip int &
recess in the fence, the professor turned
toward the horse. The animal was
making frantic efforts to. get away. The
professor watched his opportunity and
then the whip-cracker hit n of the
horses hind fetlocks.
The horse scsmpered from side to side,
and the cracker again hit the fetlock.
NEs4ht,, q Ftn1y, ,~.,,t1Ene chic V,oo raKaa,tA1
twenty to thirty times.
The horse learned the lesson this
treatment was intended to convey-that
there was only r sale plac@ in the
coral, and this r7as close by Prof. iapp.
There, there was no hurt, but a gentle,
soothing voice. In half an hour, when
the professor ran across the corral, the
horse would run after him. lie had
learned that it was dangerous TO be
than ten feet away,
Pro Tapp at length succeeded in
touching the horses head with his
hand. lie started away, but before ne
had taken three steps came back.
Within three quarters OF an hour The
headstall was on. The horse was fright
eLed and used his feet TO remove it.
Ii was now easy to rub his head and
neck. The end of the whipstock then
tickled his side. The horse switched the
spot with his tail, and tie professor
caught the end of the long tail-hairs.
This tright7ued the animal; be forgot,
and the Wbipcracker called him back,
The professor then seized tie tail, drew
it towards him, tied into the end of the
long hairs q strong cord the other end of
which wac fastened to the iron ring OF
the 5eadstall.
This drew the heal aud Gail toward
each other. The horse continued to turn
in q circle, and soon was turning as fast
as he eould. In a minute he fell drunk
with dizziness.
The professor wound q potatorsack
around each hind leg close to the hoof
and fastened q short strap r il. There
was an iron r. ng in each strap, and
through both rings Q rope was passed
and tied upon itself, GIyuuecu itciIcs
from the hind feet.
The long loose end Of the rope was.
passed between the horses forelags,
through the ring Of the headstall, and
then tied into q heavy ring in the wall OF
the corral.
The cord connecting the head and tail
was cut, and alter a little time, the
horse, still dizzy, rose slowly. When he
found he was fastened lie made a tre-
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by the ring where the animal was tied.
The animal could not turn his head from
side to side because of the rope which
ran through the ring oFthe headstail.
He tried TO back, ard sat down in the
sand. he sprang to his jeet, again
backed and sat DOM in the sand.
pretty SON." said the professor, che
will switch bis tail from side to eide;
that means he gives up
within eight minutes. the horse
moved his tail from side to side to side.
NOW he's dane said the professor.
He knelt s1own hy The horses hind.
legs, HntieE tho rope, unbuckled the
straps, walked behind him, put his
hands upon tile horses hind lees, stu X
dis head between them, pAtted his heat
and leo him about the corral.
/ was obliged 10 leave, but ! learned
that he harnessed the horse, and let the
buggy strike his heels while going down
hill.