Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-11-18
A VIEW OF THE HORSE
'nEA THAT STEED IS NOBLE is
CONTRADICTED.
Equine Reasoning Is Bsd-A Writer
Who Does Not Love This Patient
Servant OF Man Draws Several Uncom-
pIimsntsry Companions.


who have usually a great deal OF In
tellectual ability THE horse as an
idiot" might be better. except that
philosophy tells us that a lunatic
Is one whose logic Is perfectly sound
but who holds faulty premlses-as a
man, for instance, who considers him
self made of glass and guards himself
against every chance of being shat
tered. Thus the horse regards the
breaker as a representative OF the evil
one and the first operations of riding
as the final dissolution OF the uni
verse and acts accordingly. If an or
binary black coat lying on the road
were really an Internal machine or a
bottomless abyss. as he supposes, his
subsequent proceedings would be
strictly correct. If dog were to all
low himself to be managed all his life
with little bride and saddle,
he would be thought to be suffering
In medical language, from some cere-
bral disturbance, says the Country
Gentleman. A shake of the head
would free the horse; yet he looks
through his bride in the same hope
less way all his days, like the pris-
oner who for twenty years never
thought of escaping; when he did, he
simply opened window and got out.
Yet horse will stand and starve,
tied up to a post by "a little piece Of
string" He will look over railing
and be consumed with thirst, when by
going twenty yards higher up he could
get round to the water. He pulls back
when tied up and finds it hurts his
head; therefore he pulls back again.
He kicks at his stable and finds it
hurts his heels, so he kicks some more.
The water jump, which for an animal
of his shape ought to be the easiest,
he fears the most In these points
he shows mental power which any
other creature from the oyster up
ward, would ridicule. Though there
are horses who look out carefully for
things to shy at and feel disappointed
II nothing offers itself, the majority
of horses, without doubt, do so unin-
not of malice afore-
thought. Uncommon objects. like
man or a saddle, that a puppy be-
comes intimately acquainted with the
day he is born, horse looks at with
terror and suspicion for twenty years.
He will jump carefully over every
shadow he crosses at night. Most
essays begin with THE
horse is noble animal passing to
an allusion to the war horse, regard
charge the unfortunate creatures are
for fear OF being left behind.
II they had an idea of the connection
between gunpowder and bullets they |
would die at their posts rather than
probably get behind their
posts and lie down. They put down
he heavy mortality in battle entirely |
% sudden indisposition. Painters and |
POETS should observe these facts. The |
iorse's memory, again, his one re-
ieeming feature, is generally for evil, |
lot good. If in the country, he passes
he parish church at gallop. but pulls
Up opposite the private bar" and re-
uses to move-pleasant il one is rid
ng with ladies, He remembers the
table lad who has annoyed him
With the spurs. and savages him years
fter. but passes with a bored and abb
tracted air the owner who has had
lin in for selling plate a week be-
ore; yet if the said owners stables
re In an -theway part of the
ountry, he Will turn up there for the
text five years whenever he gets loose.
Wax to receive and marble to re-
ain" will apply as far as disagree
bile habits go. AS to the difficulties
I teaching horse anything, there is
eally something to be said for the
riginal system practiced by some
avages. He Is lured into quagmire,
there his feet become fixed Saddles,
pom him. clothes are tapped in his
ace. tribe OF children climb on his
ack and slide gleefully over his tail.
rom being absolutely paralyzed with
error, he gets into don't-care, can't
ossibly- be-worse- than-this state of
Mt to guns being fired OFF past his
airs. or squibs being attached to his
MI. Somewhat similar are the meth
DIS of the rough rider. who filings him.
ELI on 2-year-old's neck and works
bout playfuIly with the spurs. on the
rinciple OF getting the worst over as
BON as possible. This is one meth
a OF solving the difficulties raised by
ne horses weakness of intellect,
iough net recommended by the best
reakers. But consider instances like
lis: A horse Is ridden half mile
'om the hall door steps and stopped