The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-22
MANAGING HORSES.
How to Break Tricky Animals OF UallinG
Running Back aud Lying Down.


Ruuning Back aud Lying Down.
Horses that arc in other respects cx-
cellent animals sometimes have somo
little trick or vico that spoil5 thoir
stability and greatly impairs their
usefulness. II tho trick can bo cradi-
Gated they become valuable animals.
How 20 break them OF thcso vicious
tricks becomes. therefore, an impor-
tant matter 10 tho owners. Violence
and severity, when tried In such cases,
have always been found inadequate. In
decd, IL IL usually the case that such
treatment has been the cause OF tho
tricks, or at least has been the means
Of confirming tho animal IN It's evil.
way Take, for instance. tho case Of
tho balky horse
Baking IS usually tho result Of bad
management or abusive treatment OF
the horse. Ono thing Is certain, and
that is, that Il g. Of no use 90 whip tho
balky horse. That only makes him
worse. II horse refuses 90 90, lot
him stand and think OF 10 fcw min
utes Oftcntimcs no will soon think
better Of IL, and start off Of his own
accord. II no docs not, get out and
pat him, speak kindly, give him II
bunch OF grass, potato or AN apple,
unhitch tho chcck-rcin-doing somc-
thing Just 90 tuko his attention OF Of
the baking, and generally ho will 20
along without further trouble. Tho
horse Il very susceptible 90
kindness, and there is ten
times the chance 90 break up tho habit
Of baking by kindly treatment that
there Is by abuse or violence. Tho
horse that can not D. subducd by kind
ness, can moi be- by harsh means; or, at
least, harsh means should not be ro-
sorted 90 until all devices prompted by
kindness hayo bccn thoroughly cx-
hausted.
Some horses, instead 81 refusing 90
20 at all, havo o trick OF running back
when you want % start them. This IL
worse fault than that OF refusing 90
90 nt all. az Il IL liable % smash tho
carriage or iniurcrhOso in 10. In such
cases tho samo means as arc recon-
mcndcd for thes balky horse may DO
tried. II those fall. take the horse
into tho middlo,oi an open level field,
start him, and Jet him back as much
~ hc wishes, keeping tho wheel turned
80 "a 90 mako tho circuit OF the field as
many times ~ hc wishes. Then make
him keep backing until he is heartily
sick Of IL and dizzy. Then he VIII 500
that ho has'bccn beaten at his own
CANA and will not be likely 30 try IL
again.
Some horses greatly annoy their
owners by lying down In the harness,
breaking shafts and doing other mis-
chief. Tho best way ~ break them Oi
that trick g. % give them an overdose
Of t. When ono Of those lies down
get upon his head md neck and make
him stay thorc. 10 will soon want %
get up, but hold him down, keeping
HIS head fat on tho ground 8nd hold
Ing 80 thcrG n you arc strong and
determined you can keep him down,
although 20 will be lively work for
awhile But don give up. Keep him
thcro till ho s. Aired out and gives up,
- 80 takes Oh day. and night TOO.
When he givcsup ho knows that ho is
conquered, and that you arc stronger
than ho. Ho Will not DO likely 20 put
himself ia position thaswill giyeyou
a chance % hold him down.
Whatever tho trick or vice tho
horse may have, It will generally do
no good 20 whip or treat him harshly.
u only cxaspcratos him and makes
him moro obstinate, and perhaps even
furious. Treat tho horse kindly and
intelligentiy ~ you wish TO reclaim
him.. Y.lExamiHer.