The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-01-15
HORSE WHlsPERERs.
Men Who Can Control tho Most VII
cious Animal by Voice.

SlOlS Sn5IHhdi ~ HS3SSs
The horse whisp1rer night be an un-
known quantity in England and Ire
land today, but there are not few
men who exercise wonderful control
with their voices ove horses which
when the dominating influence is alb
sent are apt to LITERAL kick over the
traces. In the thorougE1 bred stables Of
England and Ireland :oday there are
not few stablemen d jockeys who
succeed in holding In Geek the vice In
horses which in demon ratiye manner
show that they cannot tolerate the
presence Of the grooms or attendants.
Nimrod claimed for Count Duval
power and influence Of the human
voice over the brute creation, but that
power was backed up by lecture to-
the horse with "his clinched fist in his
face"
BIZ. the horse whisperer Of today
avoids all gesticulatons and trusts en-
tiely to combination Of sounds or
words. There Is no bullying done, and
the whisperer can face a mad horse
with his hands behind his back and
apparently at the mercy Of the beast
that has to come under the charm
One means of keeping "emount horses
quiet in stations during the South AZ
rican war was that enlpIoyess by the
yeomen, who sat in a ring Of haass to
head horses singing as loudly as possS
BILE and riveting the ears and attention
Of the otherwise sprawling and hungry
animals.
One Of the first wh.sperers to ac-.
quire absolute control over frachous
equines was Con Sullivan, who MI
grated in his youth from Kilmallick,
where be could trace bis genealogy
through q long line OF snafers. and
became almost exclusively employed
by Lord Doneraile. The whisper Of
this man made an indelible impression
upon any horse, bringing the pupil to
a degree Of doeility unattainable in
the ordinary course Of discipline.
The race horse King Fepin. q famous
racer, vicious and repurad to have kill
ed two grooms ct the Curragh. once
came under his charge He was want
ed to win a race at Ma low. but when
saddling time came it found him In
one Of his unmanageable moods. he
reared, plunged and flung out fore and
aft until be completely cowed groom
and jockey. It was at this crisis that
some one recommended that he should
be whispered" AS it was the, only
chance left. Of tanning him in\ time for
the start, his owner gladly availed
himself Of 1t, though warned that
horses were sometimes thrown into a
state Of stupor by the process.
Sullivan was soon found, and he was
delighted at the opportunity OF
tffwhuisperin' before so much .quoli-
IT, from all parts" "Snow us the wild
baste," he said, "and wen soon tache
him manners"
When he got within the circle-and
a wide one it was--in which King Pc
pin was playing his antics he walked
up to him, approaching the horse from
behind. He mumbled some words as
he walked which, though not o"ite
inaudible, were as IN; atelligible as q
sermon in the unknown tongue, but
they had a most magical effect on the
horse, for be stood stock still Sulli-
van then patted him on the neck, while
he whispered a word o. tive in his ear,
whereupon King Pepia went on bis
knees and incontnently- lay down
The whisperer then Stretched himself
on him at full length, took out pouch
|, containing pipe and to o'acco, flint and
STEEL struck a light AMI blew cloud
as be lounged on the stomach Of this
high melted colt with as much COM
posure as If he were seated on O bench
in his farorite taproorn. After tive or
three puffs he got up. beckoned the
nag to his legs, saddled him and walk
ed of to the starting post, the horse
following and fawning upon him Ike
q dog. He won the race in -canter.-
London Live Stock Journal.