The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-11
THE TRAINING OF HORSES
PROF. BARTHOLOMEW SAYS IT IS
ONLY BY KINDNESS.
Through this Gentle influence the Most
Vicious Animal Can Be Controlled
and Educated : Sense versus In
stinct.

Lovers of horse flesh, and especially Of
horse sense, are having feast Of both by
Witnessing the interesting exhibitions OF
Prof G. Bartholomew's Equine Paradox
at the New Memphis theater this week.
The professor is an oven hammered old
gentleman who has spent the most OF his
life in animal training, and talks enter
tainingly OF his experience with them. In
conversation with an ArpRAL reporter
yesterday he remarked:
"a long experience has taught me that
the quickest way to reach vicious and
seemingly unapproachable horse is by
kindness. Make friends with his horse
ship first. don't care how wild II may
be, or viciously inclined; get the horse in
q room or barn and begin 10 talk 30 il in
kindly way. IL may resent nj first by
either trying TO bite, paw or kick you, but
do not show any fear Of being hurt, for il
the animal sees you are afraid then il will
pursue its advantage. Keep your whip
or stick in hand, but don't strike
the animal, but by, frmness you will
finally get its attehtion and the VIC
tory is WON. In fifteen or twenty
minQtes~1 will DO gently stroking
jisShir with my hand, horse likes that,
and pat on the nose ~ worth fifty strokes
OF whip in training horse. No, there
Is not very much difference in the sex; so
FAR as temperament Is concerned. only the
stallion is naturally proud and likes 10 as
sert its dignity. Horses arc like indiyid-
,lals, and in order 20 be profciently trained
the instruction mist commence at an ear
w age. A colt taken In hand at year
old tan be pretty thoroughly educated by
She time II Is three years old. | do not
ehink there ~ any doubt but that the
ecrsc IL the most susceptible OF all ANIMALS
u point Of education. IL will admit Of n
wider range Of knowledge and intelligent
action. For instance, dog will do Ger.
tain tricks readily, but they never will adj
init OF being Taught those higher points OF
intelligent thought and action that the
horse and several other animals that |
have been successful in training have
concluded that there il little Of instinct In
the horse. but that all Of its action Is based
on education. The older educate the
younger. The mother OF colt
teaches Il how 10 20 10
the pool and drink, and 10 20
a. the hay-stack and eat The colt does
not know how 10 do these things instinc-
lively. For long time was engaged out
west in breaking 10 the saddle and harness
broncho ponies. l never could do any
thing with one oi them by beating or
slashing Il. II horso u wild and unruly
IL Is from association with others OF like
character. have had great deal Of cx.
pcrience and narrow escapes In trimming
horses elks, deer, bean and monkeys, but
oyename them all by kindness and firm
noss. have never observed any material
difference In the dispositions Of the thor
oughhred from the what Is generally
termed scrub horses. As | stated Just
nov, horse's character Is developed by
association. Taken at the proper time.
would n leave undertake the education OF
u boncho A. the best thoroughbred.
never psort 10 the banding and sirapping
OF an animal, hut permit the irccst excr-
else Of their limle."