The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-27

all mankind are so, repughant to him, and their aroma is so invariably un- pleasant, that he schools himself to disregard this sense. The average plains pony is said to be in horror of the scent of an Indian land in this he may not be isolated) yet an Indian pony is equally distrustful of the white man, and both animals, until their spirits are quite broken, are in ter TOT of any human being, 4through the bitter experience of breaking which has demonstrated that man was a fiend incarnate and cruel brute where the handling of their kind was concerned. In these cases smell has semed the only sense involved since on words are spoken in handling wild horse, and sight has but little to do with it as the effect is the same when the canvas or leather blind is pulled over the eyes.
 Sight as already recorded plays little part in the distinction between friend and foe Blind horses are as demon strative as any, and not more than others Your horse may neigh at your approach if he is hungry, but he will not leave a meal to welcome you, and it is not the sight of you that causes his apparent recognition, but the sound of your footsteps, or of those of any other person who walks with your ca dence of stride and your impact of foot with ground. Sthffgyour favorite's ears with cotton wool and try it when his internal economy fs thoroughly re- plenished, making no gestures mean while: for to gestures 'ctfriousiy enough the horse is peculiarly susceptible as witness all the trick and circus horses which work wholly by signs, yet al- ways in a definite sequence of per- formance, departure . from which brings confusion and failure. Gestures may be made with the feet legs, hands, arms and head of the master. and will be obeyed as readily when given sby a stranger, provided there is no hesitancy upon that individuals part and that he Is a person of that decision and in- dividuality of character to which some occult sense in all animals always re- spends.
 So very limited Is the Intelligence of the horse that he can be taught noth- ing without frequent and careful re- hearsals, ald even when advanced in education no progress can be made, 1 once rebellion or dulness is manifest, without going away back to the very first principles, and carefully repeating every single step up to the period to which he has attained. To this his ta- tive cunning affords powerful ally for the creature Is clever enough in many ways; and 1t is the combination of these two facts which finally puts upon the shelf every performing horse or troop of horses which ever appear ed in public, since 1t Is impossible to preserve discipline, because rebellion 1 or carelessness cannot be punished in public. and the animals are at daily rehearsal, letter perfect, knowing full we'll that here severe and painful flage- lation will instantly follow upon the very slightest mistake or hesitation One may say that this shows intelli- gence; but Is not cunning and trickery always intelligence ofa low order?
 That sense which enables a horse, even though wearing blinkers and with stuffed ears, to instantly recognize master-a cool clever and skilful
 handlier-is not catalogued but is sur prisingly developed in this creature.
 No horse needs more watching than