APPENDIX. 



HOESE-TAMING-EAEEY'S SYSTEM. 



1. THE THEORY. 



THE one principle which you must establish firmly in your mind, and which 

 is so essential in horse-taming that it is almost the corner-stone of the theory 

 is the law of kindness. Next to kindness you must have patience, and next to 

 patience indomitable perseverance. With these qualities in us, and not pos- 

 sessing fear or anger, we undertake to tame horses, with perfect assurance of 

 success, if we use the proper means. The horse receives instruction in, and 

 by the use of, four of his senses namely, seeing, hearing, smelling, and feel- 

 ing. You must remember that the horse is a dumb brute, has not the faculty 

 of reasoning on experiments that you make on him, but is governed by instinct. 

 In a natural state he is afraid of man, and never, until you teach him that you 

 do not intend to hurt him, will that fear cease we mean that wild, natural fear 

 for you must have him fear you as well as love you, before you can absorb his 

 attention as much as is necessary to break him to your liking. It is a principle 

 in the nature of a horse not to offer resistance to our wishes, if made known in 

 a way that he understands, and in accordance with the laws of his nature. 



In subjugating the horse, we must make a powerful appeal to his intelligence. 

 This can only be done by a physical operation. It is an undisputed fact that 

 the battles of all animals (except such as are garnished with horns) are fought 

 by seizing each other by the throat. A dog that has been thus held by his an- 

 tagonist for a few minutes, on being released, is often so thoroughly cowed that 

 no human artifice can induce him to again resume the unequal contest. This 

 is the principle upon which horac-taming is founded. 



2. PRACTICAL EULES. 



1. C7toking First Method. Choking a horse is the first process in taming, 

 and is but the beginning of his education. By its operation a horse becomes 

 docile, and will thereafter receive any instruction which he can be made to un- 

 derstand. Teaching the animal to lie down at our bidding, tends to keep him 

 permanently cured, as it is a perpetual reminder of his subdued condition. 



It requires a good deal of practice to tame a h rse successfully ; also a nice 



