Telegram-herald., 1889-07-08


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lag ESoyI4oa sltb t~o le@kAer straps. eAs
4oo4t t~e 1set 4S1 lie o1Aer a9o4s les lest
lanx Al = ssxs s.gGzl e2ca Ha&a 80 h-s
horse - Saert clst2nee froa taS eihefs
Su0 tAsle1e4 1hs oDg strap - The eersS
s4t lore lSg, gast 4soFe tkt heofs aa2 s~i-
f,ec The eaa II the stFsP unaef ths 49,
clngae AID ever tas horse D. .. - te~' s-e
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-eft slde. he thea fastened tie sAofS strap
- TIE korses left fcee lex, gest Apef~ lac
hoof. then fslsi1x thls hoSf iuS stt"s -
ezrFssa over lie les of tie horse, ~-s'e TIC
knee aaa AFuiiy hUCk 81. taNs i*@Nins the
sstgaisAed animal ssaadias ca t1rce iess
AID WeBaeriag WhAt on e~tsa as fa3ef
iueant Al Ibe next siga&l The tfooper
selred tie birdie ~ the anlIDAl ln his ieft
bznd aGd gr2sr.eK TIE soas strap eiuse 70
the barse beck csameae>1 10 p1u upon
this stFSE. - tns sane tliae pressing against
tbs left SIZE of tas s1inai VIE his flslt
shoulder. The resalt-of thls srtinse - - ln
al eases, except vita the most vicious
horses loi ~ 4leh therc were not lew, 70
bring tleaa down wiih bath knees ca the
grcgad, IS the strap p4Aed Up tie re 1t
hoof Uitha jerk
A arm aul sustained pressure with the
shoulder then brought tae horse over 80
that he lay Al fg4 leagln on LIS right sioe,
whereapon, after eatetiaE hin both by tie
voice and by stroAlEg tin, c@roine was
held Ia front 81 han, rubbed against hini
ard held 20 that he could smell IL, aud then
discharged. WIN tie msjoriiy % the
horses this, Of course produced IA aDougt
OF terror aud tugging ard suortlng,
tkat, Ike tie scene between the
parrot and tbe monkey, csn be more
easily imagined than described. This
was repeated during each drAl unth horse
and man were fatlgued IL week q, least
ten horses would lie down al the bugle-can
without straps by simply pattiug the hOof
with the hand and telling them what was
wanted. The real work of perseverance,
and patience lay with the remaining less
brilliant horses. There were al least "a
dozen which had apparently como 70 the
firm conclusion that nothing would ever IN
duce them To submit 10 the indignlty OF
lying down at full length in the dust
With these animals force was used. il Is
true, but il was done in such "A way that tho
horse was not terrified, but was made 10
understand that his trooper was his
master, whom be must in all things obey.
IL NAV be said. en- passant, that the trooper
IN certain eases found ont this fact only al
this drill With these high-stTung and
sometimes vicious horses four men were
necessary, using two long straps 10 throw
them, and these were necessarily aided by
the lash OF the troop commander. In six
weeks the horses would all lie down. without
straps, at the sound OF the bugle, with the
exception of possibly six or seven, with
which straps were necessary, and one or
two which still required the heroic treat
mcnt~ While lying down single shots and
yolleys were discharged by the men firing
over the horses as rests. Two or three OF
the most stubborn brutes were conquered
by sheer patience and perseverance. One
little sorrel bronco, In particular, was so
wild and vicious that his hind feet had
never been shod, nor had he ever been rid
den without serious accident. He was
literally wild. woolly, and hard TO curry"
The trouble with this imp in equine form
was putting the straps on him in the first
place. 1t was like the mice agreeing that
under the circumstances the best thing TO
be done was TO put bell on a collar and put
the collar on the cats neck. But no volun-
teers appeared TO put the collar on the cat.
To accomplish the strapping strategy was
used, and for a long time without success.
The strap was laid in a moose on the ground
and the horse was led artfully so that one
of his fore feet would be in the moose, then
l. =. i.
catch his hoof, but the imp was too quick
and would never walk into any such trap
again willingly. Six powerful men with
straps finally threw him ose day and helS
him down. Then his protests commenced.
His hind feet few out, and continued 20 fly
out, with velocity and power that were
wonderful and in the highest degree exhil-
arating. And the writer AYERS solemnly
that If there had been any shoes on that
horses hind feet, no matter how tightly
nailed on, they would have flown off and
landed probably somewhere across the
river in Mexico. Kind measures were
used, however, long time, and the imp
was finally apparently quicted and allowed
to rise.
After time an attempt was made 20 throw
him again, which was an exact duplicate Of
the other This time, after throwing him,
the lash was applied with a singing cut to
his legs at every kick, and this finally tri-
umphed IN Il half hour he lay quite still.
and submitted 10 patting on every part Of
his body, including his feet. in ten days hc
was gentle as any horse in the troop. BY
the last of January, IsSS, every horscin tho
| command would lie down at the bugle call.
allow firing over him in any position, and
| arise at the call for rising. The best result
| Of the training was the establishment Of
, a complete understanding between tho
| horse aud his rider. so that the latter
had a perfect confidence in his own abi-
| ity 20 ride and manage the former, and
| the former, while feeling that the rider WAS
his master, was not cowed by cruelty or
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