The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-28
BREAKING
OF BRONChOS
OKLAHOMA MAN SHOWS
SOME THINGS TO
NEW YORK
ALL is BY KINDNESS
Entirely Different From the
Cowboy Methods.

Special 10 Daily Leader
New York, Feb. 2S-1hc New York
World has the fonowng
Treat a horse like you'd ike to be
treated il you were q horse yourself"
This as the golden rulc OF Uncle Dan
Boying on horse teacher who has come
from lot Ranch Oklahoma, 10 show New
Yod, what you can teach horse hy
kindness.
"Uncle Dam as Boylngton IS famiior-
W known ON almost every cattle ranch
Of the west has PASSED bis life upon
the plains. where ne has worked with
almost every species of horseflesh
known 10 man. a lover of animals, his
constant observation OF the brutal meth-
ods OF the catuemen and COWBOYS Of
the west in breaking and training the
wild horses determined him 20 use his
knowledge Of horses to teach the cow
boys and horse -wranglers how 10 break
a horse without any OF the roping. chok-
ing down. blind-folding beating. throw
ing dragging which they held TO be an
essential part Of the education Of the
wild broncho.
There is no need for any one to ever
beat or abuse "A horse GAYS Uncle
Dan" who Is spending "a few months in
New York this winter with his band OF
educated mules. III you are only gentle
and kind and patient with him. and give
him time to learn to love and have con-
fidence in you. and to know what you
want, your horse viii never be mean.
but will serve you faithfully and gladly
lie win take a pride and pleasure In his
work. There Is no more faithful and af-
fectionate creature on earth than a good
horse-and an horses would be good il
they were handled rigiit--and after
working with every kind Of horse. in
Guiding large number of the outlaws
and condemned horses Of the west FOR
something over thirty years, / affirm
positively that no horse will buck. bite
balk or run away if he has been properly
broken, and II his confidence and trusi
Ia man has never been destroyed.
"rhe ordinary way Of breaking thC
wild horse has been TO rope ana throw
him. II he striggles-as he always vii
-hc gets trangled up in the rope. burns
and hurts himself. and not only gets
wild ana terrified, but he gets mad, ant
is determined to hght He thrashai
about it thrown. beaten choked. veN
often his eyes are biind-foldea. an'
while two ~ his tormE tors sit on hi
/ head md hobble his feet a hac6amor'
is put ON him. a saddle ls strapped 4
his hack. ANA be Is allowed 70 get e
/ his feet. scared. sore and Jared from
/ his fall in utter darkness, not knowing
where he is or what is around him, wiu
/ o. strange. binding burning pressure on
/ his neck and burden on bis back. ant
"a tight cinch around his body which h
1 cannot understand OF course his nrs
thought Is to get rid of the unpieasln
sensations and ind relief and hc rear
up strikes out with his fore feet
! piuugcs, jumps and bucks very oftel
niurmg himself so that hc is never an
account afterward
NOW ] think aI that D. wrong. ~
method of breaking "a Wild horse is alto
gethcr different. / never want a hors
{, tAat / am going 20 break 10 be ropcd
The minute a larilt rope tightens abou
d Wild horse that minute he gets
fright and shoo6 that hours and day
Of patient labor can scarcely undo
have the horse ] am going 10 handle Gu
out from the bunch or herd and drive
into q corral For my methods Of break
ing / prefer a small corral, say twent
or thiriy feet square.
"When the horse Is turned in eorrs
he Is always excited usually swearn
and trembling violently J let hif
stand awhile, let him nose the rails ,
the corral look around him. and lin
out where he IS. When he begins =
calm down little ] 30 into the corral
AT hrst 1 don't try 20 get near hin
AS "A general thing he is hunched up
one corner Of the corral with hiss hea
toward tho bars and his back 10 m'
shaking and trembling in pcrfc'
agony OF terror. / stand still for