The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-07-18
CCRRYING THE FAMILY HORSE

CCRRYlNG THE FAMILY HORSE.
There are great many varieties
and characters Of horses. by fur the
scsrcest and and most desirable va
riety. however, is the family horse.
He is always docile and kind, end
never kicks when his owner comes
around to arrange hie toilet and curry
him down. Currying is o most essen
tial detail in the worth and value Of
all horses, but some horses take to it
more kindly than others, due to tho
fact, We suppose, that they are more
careful in their habits and require
less real sorubbing; and while they
may be scrupulously neat in the selec-
tion of THEN bedding, it is often the
case that they are STIMULATED in the
wrong stall by force Of circumstances
or by accident on their own part, in
which case tbs good old family horse
does not rip and tear and try to kick
the boards of the roof, but rather
leans to the cleansing process aud
mentally resolves never to do 50 again.
But even though he may shinuey on
his own side as to his bedding and
preserve ths sheen Of his silken coat
from contamination with the flth Of
the stable, he is often reduced to the
nesepsity OF working in double harness
and sometimes 40 spike team. No
matter how neat he may DO in his
habits Of bedding, tho good, relieble
old family horse always takes his side
Of the road and makes no effort to
shun tho mud holes to the detsiment
Of his partners and associates 10 hsr-
ness and. when curryipg time comes,
he takes his medicine without snort.
If he has 6 long standing up spell
and begins TO feel his oats and yesrns
to get ont in the lot and run ahd esn.
ter around with the great unwashed
throng Of high sterssrs and high
kiekere and unites with thena in trying
to get so muddy snd filthy that the
faithful hostler will become 80 dis
couraged and dishea.tened at the
hopelessnesc Of the task before him
that he will not attempt to curry any
Of thsm, DC sakke5 tic lei =a=:a!.-
tered by his master in philosophio
tpirit snd never attempts to kick back
or to snort and rear around like q
yonng unbroken bronoho. II horse
ie not ourried down often he losss
great deal Of his gloss, and depreci.
ates largely in value to his owner, be.
sides tho deferred currying makes it
harder to accomplish when ii 10 un.
de1taks1 aud Is ~ ssr neze painful
to tho horse than II be we're eursied
frequently and with regularity, aud it
also ipssi'ls into bis horsoly instincts a
Wholesome respect for cleanliness on
his part and pride in his persouai pui-
,ehrisude.. Some very good family
horses are often ruined by lack Of
proper and timely grooming, go that
the cessation Of that very necessary
function gsss him out Of his vented
habits q oaE5ffaiiauEs aud u1assaa11ss= !.
his attire, and so when he is wanted
to take part In = dress px:ads and it
becomes necessary to curry him and
: to curry him hard he often kicks and
acts in most desperate and iataa.
sperats manner, Interpreted inso the
language Of mankind, bc sesns to
.,eay: mo, I'll be goldslaed IL yen
shall put that curry eemb 70 nae, or to
any OF my friends and neishbets; ws
don't need it, ws arc pure and unspot.
ted and wholly without stain and
blemish. and II saybody says We aint
they are, !lara, that's all.' Avfully
naughtytn tho old family horse 70
talk that tway, but lis me fault Of The
groom ia no. keeping him accustomed
to the curry comb, and tho groom
shoald not deal harshly With him, but
should resume his duties with more
syasemasie regularity 70 prevent such
inmoderate outbursta from old Dob.
bin again. =: ..=:,, = !,
Lots Of mss, and some aldermen,
are like horses. They often ,kiak bs.
fore they are spurred, and ;}somstitAss
wait = long time afterward sor s fav.
cradle opportunity to kick when THAR
actions will seem TO have naors 3asA.
6eation. ,Alderman Lyons assask