Evening star., 1903-11-28
PULL HIS HEAD AROUND
DO NOT SHREK AND SCARE HIM
WORSE.
Gentleness, With Sugar or the Scents
They Love, Do Wonders,
Too


GslnS Na1nly at the relnS behlnd run
away.
In such an event there are only two
things to do. In the first place keep cool
and don't further alarm the horse by
shrieking. In the second place, pull his
head around sharply, either to the right
or to the left, by quick jerk Of the rein.
1t Is almost hopeless to try to pull up
spirited runaway by a straight tug, no
matter how strong the driver may be.
Indeed. 1t is not always necessary to try
to pull up n runaway. Unless the road
happens to be much frequented by pedes-
trians and vehicles, If woman keeps a
cool head and steady hand she can
guide a runaway until he grows tired
far more easily than she can stop it.
But prevention is better than cure in
this matter as in all other matters. There
are some very simple tricks by which
any woman can prevent her horses from
running away
There was trouble and excitement one
day on ranch in Colorado. A high
spirited. half-broken stallion was pranc-
ing about the yard attached to the ranch
er's house. He had just thrown a cow
boy who boasted there was nothing on
four legs he could not ride, and he was
rearing and bucking that not even
approach.
She Knew How.
While the men were standing around
wondering what to do the rancher's six
teen-year- daughter came out of the
house and calmly walked up to the ex-
cited animal.
When he saw her he ceased rearing
whinnied and stood still. She just put
her hand on his name, stroked his nose
and then valuted lightly on his back and
rode around the yard, to the amazement
Of the men.
How do You manage it?" one Of them
asked her. Before you tackled him he
was as savage as tiger"
1T is simple enough" the girl replied.
Amy woman can handle a horse better
than man can. See this" showing the
man small round object she had in her
hand, this is horse castor. Horses love the
smell Of it, and will go up to any one who
has 1t.
ANY horse has sense enough to know the
people who love it, That stallion began to
quiet down as soon as he saw me. When
got near him he smelled the musty horse
castor In my cloth hes, for I always carry
little piece in my pocket.
Liked the Smell.
'"That pleased him so much that I was
able to stroke his head. While doing SO
rubbed his nose with few drops of Oil of
cumin, which had poured into the palm
of my hand. Horses positively love that
hand into his mouth? The object Of that
was to pour few drops of oil of rhodium
onto his tongue from tiny phial which
always carry.
with these three articles any horse can
be tanned. Where do you get them? Well
the cUmin and rhodium can be bought at
any drug store; the horse castor must be
cut from a horses forefoot; it is warty
growth there"
1t is fact that horses are very fond of
these scents. They are often used by wo-
men in the tropics and west in the training
and breaking of horses. Men usually scorn
such easy devices. They want to break in
horse by the exercise Of will power and
physical strength. They often get their
bones broken instead.
Horses Love Women.
Even women who do not know this secret
Of Bucephalus' taste in scents have great
Influence over horses, possibly because they
are gentler with them and treat them with
greater kindness than men. Everybody has
noticed how wonderfully women circus
riders manage their horses. They train
them by kindness. and the horses know and
love them. A male circus rider Is never so
successful.
fearless riders. They have to ride all the
time, as there is no other way Of getting
about In their mountainous isles. Some
times they are In the saddle from morning
s.
their plantations, directing the work Of the
negroes. They gallop up and down steep
mountain tracks. where the slightest slip of
the horse would mean instant death, yet
never have fear. Horse and rider are
close companions, and love and trust each
other.
A Christmas Gift.
A young girl In one Of these Islands had
horse given her by her father as a Christ
mas preseDt He was tho frc+ bnr.o .t,.
really owned. although she had ridden al
most from babyhood. Naturally she made
a great pet Of him. He would follow her
about like pet dog. and even go into the
house after her. She never touched him
with whip. but he would obey the slight
est movement Of her hand or the sound of
her voice.
Ono evening She was returning home late
from visiting friend. She was galloping
along gayly. when the horse suddenly came
to a halt and refused to move although she
coaxed him and urged him to go on He
stood with his ears erect and shivered as
II much frightened. She looked around to
see what was the matter. and saw what
looked like figure dressed In white sit
ting on a stone Immediately in front of the
horse. She felt scared herself for it looked
like ghost so she gave the horse his first
lash with her riding whip He reared In
amazed indignation. cooked back his ears
and looked at her reproachfully Then he
took the bit between his teeth and boIted
home.
He Never Reformed.
He was never the same horse again. He
would not follow his mistress or come I'D to
her for lump of sugar. as he used to. His
temper had been spoiled by that one unex-
pected blow Of the whip. and the whip had
to be used on him ever afterwards to make
him go.
A good horse Is the most sensitive of ami
mails. and feels an offense to his pride far
more keenly than any mere physical cruelty
Women have naturally greater tact and
delicacy in dealing with them than even the
most humane and considerate of men pos
sess.
If you watch a good horsewoman you
will see that there Is perfect sympathy be-
tween her steed and herself. She anticipates
all his thoughts and feelings. A man may
ride WELL but he never does that. Any
groom will tell you that a woman can ride
q shying horse with far greater safety than
n man can. That Is because she knows by
intuition when Ii is going to shy
| The Last Straw.
From Judge.
There were some things about the king
which his subjects did not like. For in
stance. he was an inveterate punster- But,