Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-08-31
HORSE SENSE.
And "a Ltstle Talk About the Treat.
ment of the Noble Animal.


We hate to see q horse abused The
man who will wantonly abuse a good
horse deserves bad luck in this world and
eternal punishment in the world to come.
There happens to be livery stable in full
view of the Sentinel office This brings
a good many vaqueros and cowboys and
others with horses under our immediate
notice. We often see men kicking and
cutting and jerking, just to show off, as it
were. We have been threatening for a
long time to read the riot act to some of
these cruel and inhuman people. They
deserve to be mathematical by name in
letters as big as Prospect Mountain
Kindness is the only proper treatment
for horse. We fully agree with an ex-
change when it says that every one who
manages horses ought to have q little
| sense and then there would be fewer bad
horses, fewer accidents caused by the use
of horses, and those noble animals would
do twice as much service as they now
do.
Many do not take the proper method of
breaking horses" as it is called, from a
mistaken idea of what is necessary to
make horse obedient and useful. 1t is
enormously supposed that it is necessary
to break the spirit OF a horse and to make
him afraid by the use of whip and spur,
before he will become obedient, safe and
useful. By this process the spirit, courage
and constitution of many noble animals
Oh do
perfectly docile and safe for all parties to
use.
The true policy is to teach the horse
t.. you are his friend as well as master
Feed him, pet him, treat him kindly and |!
he will willingly dowhat you desire. The |
only difficulty is in making him under |
stand what you wish him to do. Patience, |
perseverance and gentle words are ten |
times more effective than whip and spur |
and curses.
Bad driving will often fatally injure a
horse in a few miles when skillful driv-
ing would make the journey in less time
and leave the horse as fresh as when he
started. Drive slow when the animal is
full of food and water; but after the mus
Giles are 1imbered and the system emptied,
increase the speed. Then check up and
let the horse cool off before stopping and
there will be less danger of taking cold
and of stiff muscles, and less necessity
for rubbing down.
Drive slow up hill and down; and make
good time on level ground and on moder-
ate descents. Never keep the same gait
and speed for long time; for change
of gait is equivalent to a rest, as it
rests one set of muscles and puts another
set in use. A good driver will make five
miles day more with less injury to the
horse.
Never ride horse without first making
his acquaintance and securing his good
will. Go to his head, speak kindly, pat
him, look in his eyes and smellIhis breath,
In other words let him know whether you
are friend or foe, which he will Judge by
your voice, your eye and your breath.
Horses judge a man as quickly as man
1oes horse.
Feed and water abundantly at night al
er work and the animal has had time to
'est and cool off Feed moderately in the
morning or before work. Parthians and
Arabs prepare their horses for hard drives
oy fasting rather than by feasting More
lorses are injured by hard work on full .
stomach than by any other process. Never
ct horse eat or drink much when he is
lot from work.
Study your horse, treat him accord
ng to his nature, make him your friend ,
md he will do you better and safer SER
ice
The following directions are credited to
Iord Hampden. They are worthy of a r
place in every stable:
Up hill-whip me not.
Down hill-hurry me not.
On level read-spare me not.
Loose in stable-forget me not.
OF hay and corn-rob me not. e
With sponge and water-neglect me
lot. {
Of clean water-stint me not.
OF soft dry water-deprive me not.
Tired or hot-leave me not.
With bit and reins-oh, jerk me not.
When you are angry-strike me not.
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