The Dillon tribune., 1886-06-19
HINTS 10 HORSENEN.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT HANDLING HORSES

The Kind of Horse To i'u!-A'"
Young Horse-yalue of Kind Treatment
-i:es,,lts of Bad Treat !nent-Curs iof
Nervousness aud Ti,ni'lity.
"Never Ouy a horse that has long ears.
with long, straight hair inside: is narrow
between the ears and between the eyes,
has fiat round eyes in sunken orbits, ana
whose nostrils are small end thick, for ne
will certainly prove to be beast OF SINAI.
intelligence hard to teach, incapable u
remembering, and liable to be obstinate,
just rs stupid persons are. And 90 MOI
buy the horse that is narrow ut the top OF
the head, bullying between the eyes. ana
has a sunken, dishlike face between them,
for he is sure to he vicious and treachero'ls.
But take the horse that has short ears,
with short, curly hair inside them; that u
broad between the ears and eyes, with a
regular, straight face, and large, thin nos.
trils, for in him you will find an intelli-
gent, spirited. yet willing servant AMI
faithful friend ii you will only treat him
rightly.
"When you begin to train young horse,
do it with mingled tirmness and kindness.
You must first make him fear then love
you. Sci him free in large box stall or
other enclosure, and go in to him with a
whip in your hand. When he turns his
heels toward you lash him.
When he turns his head toward you,
throw the whip back under your
left arm. extend your right hand
toward him, and say, Come here:"
When he comes to you, pet him
and speak approvingly and encourage
ingly to him. And when you caress him,
do not pat his milne, for he doesn't like
that. Pat his neck where it is free from
the ,nanc. and the point OF his shoulder
and his breast. u hen he does we'll,
give him IN apple W bit OF
sugar Or carrot. He likes those
things, and viii !n grateful Tor them
and feel encouraged To try to please
| YOU. You can not make too 1n,lc! OF II
pet of him. DO not give your Kindness
10 him gr>t,..s.ngly. but meet aim full half
way.
A FEW GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
"Never let him see that you are afraid Oh
him. When you approach him, do not .lo
SO timidly, saying, Whoa! Whoa: over
and over, while he stands still staring at
you and wondering what the mischief is
the matter with you, but go straight and
promptly right up to his head. When you
speak to him, giving an order. do so in a
commanding tone Of voice, and always
! give exactly the same order for IL thing:
let that order express clearly and exactly
what you mean, and impress upon his
mind that whatever it is it must he i'll
stantly ubcyed. Never say Whoa! to him
only when you want him to stop motion
instantly. II you only mean that he should
slacken his speed, say, Easy or Slow, ol
STEADY as you may prefer. but always
I'M .t,is l. n.
necessarily cruel with him in even the
smallest degree, and never lose your
temper.
If your horse has vices, consequent upon
the bad handling somebody has given him
before you got him, break him OF them
and remember that whenever you under
take to break 4 horse yOu must go on tt
the iiNis., ami conquer him, or your al
tempt Will ONLY do serious harm instead O
good.
"tnlcly- bred. Intelligent horses are Yer,
often nervous. They are quick to notice
quick to take alarm, quick to do what
seems to them, III moments Ut sudden ter
ror, Necessary to escape from possible
harm from sumethin- they do not under
stand. That l., what makes them shy
bolt, and run away. We cannot tell what
awful suggestions strange things offer tt
their minds. i'ua. ought we can tell, ;
sheet OF white paper in the road may seen
to the nerVDES horse II yaWning chasnl
the open from! yi II baby carriage the jaw
of il urayon ready 10 ,,evour him. and
man on u bicycle some terrifying sort OF
flying devil without, wings. But we iin'
that the moment ha becomes familiar Wit
those things On any others that atfrigh
him, and knows what they are. he grow
Indifferent To them. Therefore,. when you
hor>a SHES ut anything. make him ac
q,ain,ed with it: let him smell it, touc
il with hi, sc,sitv. upper lip, aud lool
closely ut ii. Remember, tOo. that 80,
must famiiarZe both sides Ut him witt
; the dreaded! n'irct. Ii lac only examine
it Will! III" n":s. '.,'>tril and eye, he will
he Yer! li..elS IL scare IL it when it aI
pears III nj, of side. 50 then rattle you
paper beat your brass drum, tiutter you
umbrella. run your baby carriage an
Your bicycle. tire your pistol, and clatte
ynir liuwarc IN both sides of him and al
: around INN unlil he comes to regard tn
noise simply as Il nuisance and the mat.
rial objects ~. only trivial things liable t
get hurl il they ARE II. his way. lie ma
> not lear.i all that IN one lesson. but uol
t''ile the lessons and y0u will cure all hi
. NERVOUSNESS. New York sun.
Discovery vt Novel Flower.
\ novel flower has been found on tn
lSthinus OF I"hiiantelec, at the San Jos
| hacienda, some twenty-five leagues fro.
! the city ni Tehusnlcpec. This iiors
. chameleon has the faculty of changing il
Z color> during the day. Iii the morning
:, IL white. when the ,rl, is ut its zenith it
; red, and at night it is blue This ret
e white andhiuc flower grows Oh Il trt
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