The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-03
TRICK HORSES AT SCHOOL
Dobbyn Works for His Dinner, Not Because He Has o
Great Deal Of Good Sense.

Exchange.
My word for it, horse has less brain power than
any other ANIMAL said Edward Ship, circus horse
trainer. can ostrich has than horse has
an alligator That curious indefinite quantity known as
learns Just he eats from instinct he learns tricks
Usually the eating is at the bottom Of his entire educa
something good to eat after the doing is his natural
search after food that makes him do hm just he
away the to get at the grass After while the
lions become habits, and we say he is 'broken.'
'Nothing of the SORT There anything to
break. His instincts simply set in motion. Some
men take months to teach horse the simplest trick and
weeks to make him bride wise. In week have the
horse responding easily to my directions in simple
tricks 1t ism It the horse it is the trainer Some
ercse influence animals which is almost hyp-
motto. The himself can tell how it is DONE In
mysterious the horse instincts make him do
tain things in certain at certain times. He does
them just he eats and with evidence of udg
ment.
ut is uncommon thing for horse to open feed
box to at the grain inside Some people fancy this is
proof intelligence Really natural nosng after
something Man not the only animal whose heart
best be reached thru his stomach There not the
slightest to believe that horse has thinking
mind. Here is instance:
During the winter two of ponies that do ped
estal act and always get lump of sugar for it, if they
make mistakes rehearsed much their pedestas be-
came dun colored from dirt. When into Madison
Square Garden to perform the little platforms
painted What do you think those ponies did? They
fused to act When led into the ring and set at their tasks
they looked and shifted at the pedetals and didn't
make movement in the direction of their usual perform
It It intelligence that made thus. The
same Jumps of sugar waiting at the end They SIM
ply had not sense enough to know their implements in
white paint If horse is taught to thru red door he
will have to be taught all again to 60 thru white
All doors do not look alike to him.
But a horse has nerves. plenty of them. Sometimes
think it these little electric wires than anything
else that makes him amenab1e to teaching. Imagine,
then the skill trainer must possess train
with nerves, but logic, far I able to see.
"It takes patience, such any may to.
Also An enraged horse is redoubtable foe,
any of temper with no good to back it, Any
who has human idiot in rage under
stand the situation There is nothing horrible than
Ouida ed Of
also Of fear Kindness exercised
all times in order it. Until unafrad
he is valueess.
Sometimes they get their tempers. Not
long of finest thorobreds killed his partner It
in The partner fell down. The other literally
tramped him to death. He danced him and refused
to stop long after he dead They wet in peace
these two From their first days together they quarreed
The end Inevitable We should have it, But the
of trick horse is all in his trainer The public
fances it is in the horse but is not Without sensible
trainer trick horse is nothng''