The Red Cloud chief., 1903-09-04
TRA1SISG + HORSES
cAREreL tANDLlj 70 FIT THEM
fos tIecd TRICKS.

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The Cnndiutc n Rims Honors
Must HAY, Speed Points Wen De-
veloped -sfersesEan he Coaxed,
Like Oh Id, budot Forced.
"A trainer must tssess two qualif.
cations beforeshe 4, successfully ed
ucatc a horse b ddhe tricks seen In a
circus-he L NJ p&ess kindness and
perseverarcU
"a veteran tfainI selects his horses
with as niue &lrels a society woman
plans d part! powi The candidate for
the future aIt4usbf the circus going
people of t~helvSprlimust bv handsome
In coIots n feJt Hfect as possible in
conformation aud %ssess an even tenn
porament Elssyi must be large, and
devoid Of the Zeal trace of vicious
ness, ID NUT I'D his ears pointed
Lightly forw lrd. I'D he must have a
sensible booking HID. broad between
the eyes. IIorseslhat lay back their
ears ut The apTfoth Of a man. who
nip viciously al yery pdsserby and
whose eyes plauy demonstrate a
mean disposisidnl are discarded. A
trainer Will hlndl no animal of this
kind. nj
Once the candibte 10 selected he is
shipped to the w1ter quarters of the
circus ana asalgud to n comfortable
stall in d largi, dan. well ventilated
barn tenanted 1yl4veral hundred beau,
ties Of hiskind Qod hay and oats ire
his In abundance.In for several days
he is allowed tctrqt and become famil.
iar with his su,rojldings. The trainer
visits him dailIakl by speaking kind
ly and occasion ilE giving the animal u
bit OF sugsf gal BIS confidence. After
a time thet horse keglns TO whinny ut
the approach Of Me trainer, and the
bond Of friendsak is thus quickly CO.
mented.
Then comes tie first lesson. The
candidate Is nu5luced to the training
ring constructed bear the barn and al
lowed to Nandc& About at will. He
smells thcsbawd 1T, the pedestals and
the harness andlropes that will soon
be buckleds abott bis body and then,
horselike, Hes do snin the center Of the
ring and enjoys , good roll.
Next day he is led around and
around the ring or Several hours and
soon understand that he Is expected
to encircle the Ri 4 OF his own accord,
Then a strap is iced around his right
foreleg, and from this strap a rope Ii
run through hsrl eSs fastened around
his body. TheNrii ner grasps the free
end of the EoIg in ofte hand and q pail
Of lines att1ehed q the horses bride
In thstQyS$. TlSrbnimal is told to
get ~ and after IT, ring Is encircled
q few times the 6nmand whoa I,
given. If the h~oreSsfefuses to obey. q
quick pull on the yQpe draws his lei
from under him, ~ he Is forced t.
stop. Only q fevl demonstrations o.
this kind are necessary to show tn,
horse that be must ktbp when the com
mand Is given.
"After these pre- fIfinaries are salts
factOrily accomplis ie9 the equine pupi
Is taught to kneel first ON one knee
then Oh the other I'D finally on both
All this Is accomplished by drawing
up the front legs, q ut a time. thu
forcing him dow !t His knees ar
padded to prevent iujury, and ever.
time he is forced ,o1n the commant
to kneel is given, AHA the animal 4
petted and treasured with kind word
until finally he knetf3t the word.
ut is in these I{3iminary lessons
that a good perfct1er is made o.
spoiled. The instructor must be tirn
and resolute, but kiaai5always kind. 4
horse Is like q Chi ID you may Goa!
him. but you can't f3rfe without spoil
ing his disposition. Tle animal quick
ly notices any show tf Ill temper o
rOughness on the partjR the instructor
and resents 1t by b~esd1ning balky ant
obstinate. Blows or 1rsh punishment
only make him worsa you frequent.
hear people assert tl4t animals ar
beaten into submission In teaching
them tricks. People 'vlp say this neve
saw the inside OF the tnaining quarter
} Of a modern circus. \ hbrse or any 9th
er animal conqueretlh this way /
} never reliable and is Ia to spoil a per
Torrance by an outbratk OF bad ten
per, besides being DANGEROUS to handle
1.-THE next lesson fee fhe horse Is tn
art OF lying down ard remaining me
t~ionless until the wori given to rise
This information is bNparted to tn
horse in Il manner sin ilar to the knee
. ing lesson. An ingenious harnes
makes it possible 10, Che trainer (
draw the horse down O a soft bed Q
. hay without injuring htn. When til
horse willingly Hes dr,f9 at the wor
, Of command. he Is ia Sat to sit upo
y his launches and them is gradual
drilled into the other ttcks that a
ways draw applause fIot children an
U adults alike.
at Is usually an easy ~ liter to teac
a horse to stand upol, pedestal,
waltz. rear on his hind 8 and marc
In unison with equine ID hpanions af
. er these simple lessons de thorough
learned and the horse ID erstands til
trainer is his friend snG BIT his enem,
The horse OF aYra n intelligent
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