The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-10-09
WAYS WITH VICIOUS HORSES.
Talk of a Veteran HOrseman About
Brutcs They Had Disciplined.


Cleveland Moffett in Pittsburg Leader.
The other day I happened to be in a
circle of men who were all lovers of
horses, and were posted on many pecu-
liarities of the equine nature.
DO any of you gentlemen know a sure
way to cure a horse of kieking?" said the
down-easter.- addressing the others defer
entiaIly.
why" answered the New York horse
dealer, Il always doit by tying part of
the horses tail to the shaft. That usu-
yes" remarked the man from the
plains, that's one way, but l know
Hold on minute" I interrupted, Il
want to understand why tying a horses
tail to the shaft viii prevent him from
That's easy enough" said the New
Yorker. You see, a horse can't kick
until he gets his head down and his tail
up; isn't that so, gentlemen
The others all assented.
"Bnt why can't hep / persisted.
'uply because he can't; no horse
even did. Consequently when you tie his
taiifdown you upset his calculations. My
ideaEis that he gets so distracted study
ing what's the matter with his tail and
trying to lift II when he can't that he
Very likely" said the down-easter;
now what's your way?'
plains, "the way we fix a kicking horse
is to tie one of his forelegs with a rope
to the hind leg on the other side. Then
as soon as he starts to kick he jerks his
font leg off the ground and goes down in
a heap. Two or three doses of that
treatment will cure the worst case you
"3ut suppose'' I suggested, your horse
kicks with the foot that is tied?''
That's not the way bad kicker acts.
once in a while horse will let out side
rrrff o1OnP 8 a
raj thing the ones you have trouble with,
kick both hind feet and front feet at the
same time, and my rope brings 'em down
The talk ran along for a little while,
and presently came to the best method
of dealing with balky horse. Various
ld-fashioned ways We're suggested, and
finally the down-eaSter went them all one
better with the following system, which
he claimed as his own. He prefaced his
remark with a little story.
THE last time / was down in Boston
/ happened TO see two fine black horses
standing in front of store. There was
man on the seat who was trying to start
up the team, but couldn't do It, As fast
as one Of the horses would start ahead the
other would pull back, and there was no
budging them. l Joined the crowd stand
ing around, and found out that the team
had been there over half an hour and no
body had been able to start the balky
Il looked on for while. and pretty
soon the owner came along very mad,
because he was in a hurry to go some
where. He. told the coachman to get a
move on those horses pretty - quick,
or he'd make things lively. The coach
man said he'd done his best and didn't
know any other way; so then I stepped
out and asked the man If he would like
to see the horses go.
Would IT he said very red in the face,
I'll just make it worth your while If you
get 'em Off
e AN right said I, III make 'em 60.
So just walked up to the balky horse and
patted his neck d little and talked TO him,
and the first thing anybody knew that
team was going down the street SO fast the
coachman could hardly hold en-"
How did you do ft2' said /.
That's what the man wanted to know,
and all the other people. As far as they
could see ] hadn't done anything but ]
had just the same. It's a nice little trick.
You walk UP TO d horses head and pre-
tend to fool around a little. and then, as
quick as you can, run pin through the
tip Of one Of his ears and let It stay right
there. You know the ears are a horses
tenderest point, he can't do anything
without his ears. Well. as soon as the pin
goes through his ear you can make up
your mind that he knows it. because II