St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-27
DR.. Curryer Gives Some Sound
Advice as to Training
Horses.
C. G. Weeks Furnishes Some
Interesting Horse Notes
From Dubuque.
The Sale Of Commodore Kilt
sons Alarm, and What Is
Thought of 1t.
Astoria FoalS Another Colt by
Revenue--No Running
Meeting.

The following communication is
Father long for these columns, but
there is so much i'm it that is valuable
in regard to the education of the tr0tter
that it is given entire. Besides this,
DR.. Curryer has been long i'll the bust
ness, and has had great experience.
To the Editor of the Globe.
To educate is 10 lead ont or up. The
principle is based on kindness, patience
and perseverance. We always try to
show Ia the horse by our tone of voice
and actions that we are his friend, in
stead of his enemy. BY appropriate
means We prove To him Our superior
power. i'm the use of which we always
CareSS for obedience and punish for
ofIenSe only. We familiarize ourselves
with the horse: we handle his feet, legs,
head. ears and all parts of his body.
We never let him lose confidence in us
if possible, and must, therefore. always
keep cool and calm and never forget
our Self-coatrOl. We would much rather
have 4 quarrel with some known enemy
than with cur faithful horse. We are
thoroughly convinced that the system
of educating by kindness (when in con-
tact with our horse and managing to
get him into difficulty when at a dis
lance from uSl i infinitely superior TO
the ordinary one of breaking (S0-called
subsection by exhaustion implies de-
pletion of the horses Vitality. To eX-
cite horse To the point OF resistance
and then force him, by fear. to do
what he does not understand,
is too liable to make him
nervous. unruly. balky, kicking or run
away horse: besides, to fight horse to
submission or equal terms requires de-
termination and nerve force few men
possess. But good Craftsmanship does
not depend altogether on courage and
muscular power-higher qualities are
the necessary requisites. If we are de-
void of sympathy, kindness and pa
thence we cannot win the affections and
confidence of our horse. Horses differ
one from another as widely as men do.
Men are valuable in the community Just
in proportion TO their intelligence, edu-
cation and character, and the horse in
proportion TO ms intelligence, education
and character is useful and valuable to
his master. But his intelligence must
be
SUBJECT TO HIS MASTERS WILL:
TO secure this END and develop kindly
traits OF character is the object of his
education. We must always be iutelli-
gent in our action: we must, in our
mite purpose. that the horse cOmpre-
hendS that purpose and obeys implic-
lilly. By the proper use of a few cents
worth OF MANILA rope of three or four
sizes, three or four iron rings, four good
name straps and a gOOd-titting halter
we may control and make gentle any
sane horse in the country, provided we
comply with the law of his organiZa-
ton. We must understand his DISPOSE
ton, must adapt our means to that dis
position with kindness, patience and
perseverance, never permitting the
horse to get angry or heated. Let him
see whatever harm or Inconvenience
comes TO him. such as being cramped in
position. hurt in the mouth or thrown
on the ground, comes from his own act
in running away from you or opposing
your will, and that from you he always
obtains relief-that when he ObeyS he
keeps out of difficulty. We endeavor to
teach him but one thing at a time, and
make every lesson as short as possible,
that he may understand it well, and on
no account continue over one hour a
day. BY following this course for ten
successive days we have actually con-
sumed but one day of ten hours length.
If we have fairly intelligent horse, we
shall have made surprising progress in
his education as compared with the usual
method. In point Of fact, he will be in
advance OF the ordinary horse of ten
years experience. We have followed
this course in the education of our
horses for over thirty-tive years, and in
no case, when we have strictly complied
with the law of his being, have we been
disappointed. We wish toimpreSS upon
the owners of valuable hOrsefiesh that
the future and mature usefulness and
long life OF the horse is greatly depend
ent on his
PROPER PRIMARY EDUCATION.
As a means of recreation and for the
Improvement of our health we have for
twenty years devoted all our leisure
moments TO the education of our horses,
and have never had any reason to
abandon the ground taken many years
before, viz: That the horse is an intelli-
gent and reasoning animal. Recognize
ing the facts that the horse has much
more physical strength than ourselves,
and is endowed with the same
impulses and passions, and ex-
cept in degree, with the same
telligence, we have never relaxed our
efforts To obtain the simplest and most
effective means of proving to him our
superior power without infiicting upon
him severe punishment. By relying on
his reason anu dHecUlOn 1Or ODeulenc6
TO cur every wish, we raise, so to speak,
his Self-respect and mitigate the suffer-
ing he must endure by being treated as
a mere brute, to be jerked, kicked and
beaten at the pleasure or passion of his
master. The principles here set forth,
form the basis of the instruction given
in the Estate Farmers Institute of Min
neSOta" for the past three months under
the head of 1.-THE horse, and how to know
him, how to breed and educate him."
We have tried to prove the horses in
telligence by public exhibitions. includ-
ing thIrty-SiX different animals of indis-
criminate selection, with practically the
very same results. We have succeeded,
we believe, in fully convincing the large
audiences always present, of the sound
ness of these principles. in showing
how strong is the tie that binds the
horse and man together, and in sending
forth from the hearts of thousands thus
cOnvinced,a strong plea for more human
treatment and more intelligent educa-
ton throughout the length and breadth
of our land. j. G. CURRYER. NJ. ID.
Lake CRYSTAL Pine Earth cOuntV Mimi