The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-12-19
TRI ICKS 10 OR HO ORsES.
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AND QUO k5|To LEARN. s yfss;
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Made 10 Signal "ycso ana tNo,o Ia
Shake Hands and TO Lie Down at
tho Word OF Command. 4
There arc SO many, things that q
horse can be taught to do, says Sue.
cess, that It Is hard to tell which to
select.as best Illustrating the methods
by which wc teach them. Tho follow.
ing, however, will furnish the key:
Take q pin in your hand nd, stand.
Ing abreast Of horses near shoul-
der, prick him lightly on the breast.
This resembles the bite OF Il ny, and
to drive Off tho nuisance lie will bring
down his nose to his brenst This you
accept as "Yes" and Immediately re-.
ward him by feeding him q lump OF
sugar or some other trlle that he likes.
Repeat the operation till he brings
down his head at the slightest move
ment Of your hand toward his breast.
by degrees you can substitute simple
downward movement Of tho hand,
which is less noticeable to an onlook-
er. but equally effective
Standing In the same position, prick
him lightly with pin on the top Of lila
neck. He will at once shake his head,
which Is accepted rs "NoV then re-
ward him as before. Repeas this until
he shakes his head at tile leu6t upward
movement Of tho hand. TRis signal,
rs he learns his lesson mor@ perfectly,
can bc gradually lesscncd Hntil 1t is
very slight indeed. TO snG ny es' = Or
tSo''aIo q roEv, .,n,nin..4,iIl, 49,, "a
there is none that shows to better atd-
vantage. OF course when a horse has
thoroughly learned to obey the signals
YOU can ask him some questions and
then, by the motion Of your hand,
make him say "Ycs" or "No" as yon
please.
TO teach horse to shake hands, fas
ten q short strap to one fore foot below
I the fetlock. Then, standing in front OF
the horse and having the strap iii your
hand say, "Shakc hnnds," and imlnc
diatcly pull up his foot ana take it in
your hand. Then, still holding the foot,
reward and caress him exactly as YOU
would If he had given It to you Of his
own accord. Keep repeating the oper-
alton, being careful to reward him only
while his foot Is In your hand. He will
very soon learn to give you his foot
the moment you reach your hand to-
ward 1t.
To teach horse to lie down ut a
word Of command first select a good.
smooth piece Of grecnsward, where he
VIII not hurt himself Harness him
with surcinglc and bride and strap
up his off fore foot. A common breech-
Ing strap is best for this, the short
loop around his foot between the fet-
lock and the hoof and the long orr
around his forearm. Fasten one end
of strap to the near fore foot below
the fctlock, pass the other end up
through tho surcingle and take it in
your right hand and the bride rein IN
your left hand. Push him slightly, and
the moment he steps pull sharply on
the strap.
This Of course will bring him to his
knees. II he Is horse OF any spirit,
he will generally fight very pcrtina-
ciously before he goes down; but, hav-
Ing the use Of only his two hind legs,
he soon becomes wearicd and rests
with his knees OH the ground Now
pull his head toward you, and lie will
fall over the other way
Hold him down for some minutes.
meanwhile speaking to him very sooth-
ingly. Feed him Jumps OF sugar; in
rnct make rs much rs possible Of him
whllo IN this position. Then release
him and repent the lesson. lie soon
learns to lie down very readily, and
then you can emit strapping his off
foro foot, Later you can also abandon
the use OF the strap and surcingle by
taking his near foot IN your hand.
Then YOU can accomplish the purpose
by simply touching the near fore leg
with your hand and finally by u mo-
ton Of your hand toward his leg.
You should always accompany the
signal by the command, "Lie down!"
BY degrees he learns its meaning, and
the signal can be dispensed with If a
horse is largo and strong, the trainer
must be ceol, wide awake and alert;
otherwise he may make botch Of 1t
and inJure tho horse or himself or
both.