, 1886-06-17
HINTS TO H0RSEMEN.
SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
ABOUT HANDLING HORSES

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The Kind of Horse to Bny-TraininE u
Results of Bad Trcntmcnt-Cure for
Nervousness and Timidiiy.
"Never buy a horse that has long ears.
with long, straight hair inside; is narrow
between the ears and between the eyes,
has Hat, round eyes in sunke orbits, and
whose nostrils are small and thick, for he
will certainly prove to be II beast of small
intelligence, hard to teach, incapable OF
remembering, and liable to lie obstinate,
just as stupid persons are. And do not
buy the horse that is narrow at the top of
the head, bullying between the eyes. and
has IA sunken, dishlike face between them,
for he Is sure to be vicious and treacherous.
But take the horse that has short ears,
with short, curly hair inside them, that is
broad " the ears and eyes, with IA
regular, straight face, and large, thin nos
trils, for in him you will find an intelll-
gent, spirited, yet willing servant and
faithful %frieirl, if you Will only treat him
rightly.
when you begin to train n young horse,
do 1t with mingled firmness and kindness.
You must first make him fear, then love
you. Set him free in a large o 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 hcad toward you,
throw the whip back under your
left arm. extend your right hand
toward him, and say. "Come herel'
When he comes to you, pet him
and speak approvingly and encourag
ingly to him. Aud when you caress him,
do not pat his name, for he doesn't like
that. Pat his neck where 1t is free from
the name, and the point Of his shoulder
and his breast. When he does well,
give him an apple or u bit of
sugar or carrot. He likes those
things, and will be grateful for them
you. You can not make too much of II
pet OF him. Do not give you kindness
to him grudgingly, but meet him full half
way.
PEW GOOD SUGGESTIONS.
"Never let him see hat you are afraid of
him. When you approach him, do not do
so timidly. saying, 'Whoal Whoal over
and over, while he stands still staring ut
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 o n of voice, and always
give exactly the same order for n thing;
let that order express clearly and exactly
what you mean, and impress upon his
mind that whatever it is it must be in
stantly obeyed. Never say 'Whoai' 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 or
aSfnu.lr , - "a NAV tarAfar lint n xyn ~
the same. whichever it is. Never be I'M
necessarily cruel with him in even the
smallest degree, md never lose your
temper.
"lf 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 n horse you must go on to
the finish and conquer him, or your at
tempt will only do serious harm instead OF
good.
Finely bred, intelligent horses are very
often nervous. They are quick to notice,
quick to take alarm, quick to do what
seems to them, In moments of sudden ter
ror, necessary to escape from possible
harm from something they do not under
stand. Tint is what makes them shy,
bolt. and run away. We cannot tell what
uWIul suggestions strunBt tnlnPs OlcT u
their minds. For ought we can tell, n
sheet Of white paper in the road may seem
to the nervous horse n yawning chnsm,
the open front Of n baby carriage the jaws
of II dragon ready to devour him. and n
man IN n bicycle some terrifying sort of II
flying devil without wings. But we find
that the moment he becomes familiar with
those things or any others that alright
him, and knows what they are. he grows
indifferent to them. Therefore, when you
horse SHES at anything, mike him ne
quainted with it; let him smell 1t, touch
1t with his sensitive upper lip, and look
closely at II. Remember, too. that you
must familiarize both sides of him with
the dreaded object. II he only examines
it with the near nostril aud eye, he will
be very likely to scare Mt 1t when it mp
pears on his off side. So then rattle your
paper. beat your brass drum, flutter your
umbrella, run your baby carriage and
your bicycle, fire your pistol, and clatter
your tinware on both sides of him and all
around him until he comes to regard the
noise simply rs II nuisance and the mate
rial objects rs only trivial things liable to
get hurt il they are in his way. He may
not learn all that in one lesson, but con
tinue the lessons and You will cure all his
nervousness New York Sun.