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THE ILI.I]SrOIS F^^R]N4:ER. 



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thereafter receive any instruction which he can 

 be mt^dc to und rstnnd. Tcacliinj^ tjK- anirn.il 

 to lie down at ourblddinsr tends to keep him 

 permanently curcl, as it is a ] orpemii retniQ.i- 

 or of hi« sulxhii^H condition. 



It requires a gnofii '1e.il of p'^actico t.> tauic n 

 horse succ-cssf illy; r.lsia ni ejmleinent to know 

 AVhen ]ioi< clioked hufiicientl}"? sihoro i« a a hay" 

 possibility that he mi^lit jjet iiiorc thiU". vrou'd 

 b'^ .^O-'d tVr hiin. We iidvisra por.«oris riot j>>t- 



fpcily ftniiliar with a horse' t, resort r'.tii".r t- 

 thej^trapping; and thrOAvinf;xd";\n proeoi'a (iin- 

 les^ he is very viciouy) de.-Tib;;i beJ^.w; \h\<, in 

 ordinary cases, will prove snc( essfni. It is the 

 fault of most people who have owned a horse 

 to imagine tiiat they areosper .-in lii> n!a''ia^>?- 

 uient: while, ontiie contrary, mariy pri^fo'^sionai 

 horiremen are the very wornt pirties to attempt 

 his .^ubjugtiti'm. lTn!;>tf a man havi a p'ood 

 diiiposition. he need not attempt horsi -raiiiino;. 



In practicing the nipt'aod, retire with the an- 

 imal to be operate<i. upo'i in-i a clu? 5 fttyble, 

 with plenty of litter un the floor (tarbark "t 

 fc;:iwdost i'. nr -fcrab!..-.) In rbf tirnfc p!n :c fa.-ter. 

 up the left fore l:^^ uiili tlic ai.-n .stiao. in su,h 

 a nia-mer that it will be v*orm irrentlv vocire.]. 

 Then take a broad strap and b'clde and pa<s it 

 around the ne ,-k jii«jM,:,; :k oT the jawbone 

 Draw the strap as tight, as por^-ible, so t':i;ht a^" 

 almost to st>;p tbr> horse's orcathins;.' The 

 strap mu;..t not be iuckled, bur ln.'!d"in this 

 position to prevent ; lippiin,-- bu'lw The ani^ 

 mal will stru^rgie tor a few Uwiuitea. when ho 

 will bpcome perfecrl) quiet, <;"erpuwered bv a 

 sense of suffocati^m, the vei'i :;i hi« h^ad will 

 swell; his eyes lose tiieir lire; hi-; kne v, totter 

 and becooie weak; a sii;^lit ve '^i^xo will en.-^ue, 

 and -^rowins {;radaa!lyesha'i^;''d, by backing 

 him :iroun(l the stable, he will come dovrn on 

 his knoi's, in whifh p;;-ition it ".-an ea> v m:itter 

 to push him on his .side, when 'ii<i lhro-i<„shon!d 

 1>e released. No\v pat aiid ruo him srcntly iVa- 

 abouL twenty minutes, when, in most 'instance.^, 

 lie will be subdued. It is ouly iu ostrcme casc.^ 

 neee--sary to repeat ilio operation of choking. 

 Tito nextleson is to t".:c"h i'i.n to llo d -wa, 

 whih is described lielow in t.'is aocount ..f the 

 second method <.f tamin':;. No horse can ef- 

 fectually resist the terrihh? ..-.fTects nf be;n;r 

 choked. 



It mu=t be oonstirttly borne i.i mind that the 

 operator must not be bo!s*eron.<i, or violr-nt, and 

 that the -reatess possiS.ie de;:;rc- f.f kindness i- 

 absolutely esron;i.iI. When' tiie hurs' is pros- 

 trate lie .should bo soothod unt'i his Cj es show 

 that his eyes are })erfectly rran>juil, 



ANOTUEn VF.Trii n. 

 Buckle or draw n strap tii. at 'iriopd ^Iv c^ok, 

 lift a fore leo; an.! f;x't*n. ;i.' oar.ri it 1I.3 opposiie 

 end of the strat^i, th.' sh..ru.r ;.h? bo-t >;•. It will 

 be seen that in this pbui t.'r^ '■ r.-,.j is loado the 

 iastrument by which the p.iiii hnieut is int^ict- 

 ed Wiien he auoopts lo -. a; lus foot .lowu hi-^ 

 hrad s"es with ii, and lie thu- chokes hiras^lf; 

 oarc should be tiiken that he d -ea not pitch on 

 his iieud, and thus endanger his nee!:. " 



TAMING A nOR^E WIlHoUT RE.^OKT TO STRAl 3. 



Secure the horso with a stout halter to the 

 manger. Ii' extremely unruly, muzzle him.— 

 Soothe him with the havids for a i'^w mijii-tes 

 until he becomes s .mowhat. paci'ied. Tiien 

 seize him by the throat, close to ihe "aw-bine 

 with the right liHi.d, and by the m^tno with the 

 left. Now forcibly c'iii.;,ross Lis wind-pipe un- 

 til he becomes go eshiiusted raat, bv lightly 

 kii;king him on the fore legs, h;- wil]"'ie d'^om, 

 after which he should I o troaf.ed a.s previously 

 described. This process nquiies conraf'e in 

 the operator, and a!sj g.cat Ml!^:.^ular b:rt>ng:h. 



AXOTIIEP llKTnOD OV TA.-TNCi A nOR-L: AL.otT TO 

 TEAOfl HiM ■!■:: LIE uuWN. 



_ The horse to he or.erated ur-ou should be l^d 

 into a ch.se stable. T;.e operuor ^houid be 

 previously provided wirhout a .^toot Ic^ath.or 

 halter ; i. .oopod strap to slip ove- the animal's 

 knee; a strong surcingle, and a L,ng aod shcn 



istraii— the first to !t.sten around {ii« k re- foot 

 wiiich is atlib'jry, ;ind the si\. rid to peruuv- 

 ncntly s?ciife t'le leg which is loo; el nvu 



In the tir.-^t plac<\ '' the h ise be Ijitcr, 

 mu;-.!;!.'? him ; then bfi tii'.'i bco i Lis le't fi>rp 

 leg, at.d slip ft l0:'P over ir. '1 iie Ic^: w!d-h i- 

 looped mfist: lie secured by ap]ilylr\g tit ■ sii. r* 

 strnp, bireklinff it around the jia-'«rn joir.r and 

 fore arm ; next pur on the s-ir: in/jl-, an'l fasten 

 '\in long strap around the riglr i-'K' i.ntt, i\-.(\ 

 pass the end thr uih. a lo;>p .-itUi/o-d t^; tlie 

 sircingle; al'ler 'ivli.ich liisten on a coi] tc oi 

 rluck iC:ither kr.C'' pads — these c;:n be rut on in 

 the first place, if convenient '■; Ik- pal- are 

 necessary, as some horses iu their svuggles 

 c one vi; icntiy on their kn-.'e-', .'ibr^idinr I'seu. 

 tradly X<9W t-ke a sh^rt h"ld >d"tho long .strap 

 with your hand: stand on th.e le^r siWc of th.- 

 horse grasp t'te bit hi yovir ief' h.-iid ■ Avh.lo in 

 ,h:s position back hioi gently ah.aU, tiie stubie 

 until he becomc'i t^o es.'jau-t< d a*: I- ext.iii: a 

 d':-si«-e to lie dov. n, vrhi'li dcsi'^c sh(.i:l i [/(• gra- 

 titi-d vritii as iitvlo ri.'lencc a? p ■■-'•ibitf. ; bear 

 your weight firmly ^-g.^i'^st tlie ^ii tj.der f tlu- 

 ;ir.;-c, and poll f-teaddy on t!'; ^ivap wi'h y air 

 righf hand ; t'li'^ wiii f-.T^-e biro ? i iai-<' iiif 

 fijot, wiiicli ;^!i'>uld be ianiii-di.irciy itill--,: from 

 under him. Tiii^ i* the crincid looioe'^t : crrc: 

 i.j the horse, and after a few t-'ru/glet: " - Wi 

 lie down. In be,vii.ng ag!in::t t;ic ni.it.'i;:!, d.^ 

 [;;?t desist fiviia pulling a ■■! jiuiii.jjr ut-.ti] v,,u 

 have hini on liis gidf. rreveot him fr ,ni at- 

 rcmpcin„ tj riso. liy vail fg i;i- head towaru 

 his, slinubJer, /.!> -non as, he h:."- d vc o-;.„r; 

 giin-j, caress bi< frtce and nci-iv : n'so. b.a.Kile 

 '^vcjv part of hi-: ri:-dy,ouid render \,:^^^;eit a- 

 faniuiar as pOH^.i!ib.'. ATtta- he ha-- lain qiiictlv 

 f r tv.'cutj minutes, let han risr,an'J fcpeit *h>2 

 operation, roiaovlDg the strai -~ "s s.p >: ar i e o- 

 down ; and if his hovid < f i"Jie<i lowards hi>. 

 sliouidor, it is iiii,.( ssibie fa" him t- girt ui-. 

 J Iter throvvin;' him frorti two t i Mvc ■•'m.s. V:- 

 Hiiimd \v'^\ become as suVKri-sive rnd a^j^ct a^ 



a well trained d' g. and you ticel n':L be atraid 

 to indulge in a';T li^iiriios vi-.h Id'c. .^ y-^ux. s 

 hor-c is subdued muou tiuicii'-r t't .u i-.n ■Idiaic, 

 a^ iiirt iiabirs arc ijot •::-r>,[\r:i}f \. Au iocOiTi;^!^ 



■ k' ilor.-O shi'Uid have two b't.'^nuc: , -;■.• : ^:-, ,if 



".frbjg v.p ill- i.:rele:t and re oc-atiu.^ r'to w •ids, 

 •'Lio down, •;••'■' whJc:- he niti-ibc ■.r>'v:ou.:'> 

 made fiimiliar '.vith. 



The t'dlowin'r rti es vril' ,~o:r. e :i== ?>. !:;r' is^ to 

 the aaiatour operate, -^wid svi ;;}ia '.e -i2;cdy 

 obscrv':d : I'brs'. : Ti: 3 Lor :.,■ iira-t }:.■■' b.' f reel 

 dovro by vi.)le;.-"e, but r>!i,;-' ',c t:r •' of !"'.'i lie 

 has :' stioag ib'sifc t.ilie <l;T;-n. ;vT^^ ivil'- : tie 

 luu-t b" kej tfjuiet on liie gi"":inl on.il !■!!.-• . x- 

 prtjs-iun of tlu- eye sin.w.s iU-.it he :.- tra.'! pr.l- 

 izcfi which invariably {akc.^pi■:ce by ]..r o-.tlv 

 waififg "lod gently pni ting the hor-r. I'iiir iiv: 

 Care :i.>:s: b3 liikeit ru/t tt.tbrcw tiic i;o!'v.:> unoti 



Ids iicck, vvhe; i:.enr., a^irraay e.-.-ily bebc'k^n. j 

 Fourthly: In buckivp.' b:m, ro vioior.co most be j 

 used. 0/ ii'j may be tiaved en Ids hau!!ciits nnd I 

 liis back broke.!. Fir'dy: Tiie habcr and otrs 

 rein are held in li-re le.^t nao'l, so as t ■■ keep tiiC 

 ise 'd av,-ay from ll^&'>atl.-r : while, if the horat 

 attcmpis. to piung>», the h ilrcr is ii.r.vLrtight, 

 udieii the off leg b.iug rai td, riio a...; ma; is 

 brousrht o:i Ii'j knee-. an;l r^ii-.d-^red ja. werlcss 

 tor oti'enr.iv. purposes. 



The oltcr.itions of toaoiiing a lojrse to foikow 

 a cicn, and al^o to cure him < i kick;;;; and 



halki.'g, :.hv'ulj 



prectrdcd ry C;;^'' tiir^Mving 



do'vn ;.roco-is. aiid in bad .'asr.s \iy "-iie choRing 

 ■)f,eratiur>, a> th''' aniaiai ts thu>; rci;r!ercd gentle, 

 tractable aad idEtHously o',-edi'' c to vi-h.-Uaver 

 lie can bo taagl'.r to comprehci;'";. To;-, subse- 

 quent educati'iial cf'ur-sc is uocei^sary in order 

 to rei-der the reforraatiiiu pcrmanenr 



uou TO bp.£ak; Colts. 

 The folucvipg iii.-trucii.iis vvit!) robition to 

 the management and breaking of colts, and 

 the subsequent operaiion:.- uijon cbdurace and 



aii£:ovcrnal.i!o borsps, were or^giaailj wTitten 

 and rubii^ked by Mr. Rarey soire three yenre 

 ago, ard are an important part of his pystciu. 

 although c rmng more particularij nrider tbe 

 . hetid of training rather than tcaiing. I( a oolt 

 is ])>-opi'r!y }>rtojvoa in bis tirst encounter wlili 

 man, the necessity for a method ef tomliig. 

 othcT- than that, u«ed for wild horses, would 

 nt-ver i-avc be^r o:<perie,ace J, therefore tbe.so 

 in?truet;cus are peculiarly valuable. 



row TO HALTER. SADDLF, BRIDLE A COLT. 



Ill breaking a Celt, we fehouid firi^t endeavor 

 to make himc jiis ioT'S of Avin.t i.s reqi'hed of 

 [lir.i. Fettering him with a halter for the firtt 

 time, n!acin<: tk-^ "ddl: upon his back, fasten- 

 ing the pinii", av(> all matters of pa-amount im- 

 portaiice, demandiug the ^^reateot degiee oi' pa- 

 ticHce pcr-'^veraiicp, at-d iutu'tlve knovrJedge of 

 idios V V. cr i" >hx' . 



lJf^i"oro putiing a, Lalier upoa a colt, he must 

 i.-e re .icred f.ii'viiiar iriib it by cares.-irg liiin 

 aird peraiitrii.?: h]n> t^- examine the article vith 

 'lis no.-c. Tkotj place a p.-rtion of it ovrr hi« 

 h',-i'.l- ccca';i'>rjal!_\ giving it a slight pull, and 

 in a f-i'v ndiiutes he will fe accut-iomed t > thc?e 

 liherti.'-i. aii-u then the halter may be fastercd 

 on pr iperly. To U'ach ii-'ai to lead is another 

 difficfby. P.ind a little on oi; 3 side, rub hia 

 nj-oa^tcl :vrehea;i. take bold cf £bf su-ap and 

 puli geuily. aad at the .-aitio iiuxe tcULa Litii very 

 i:::h-!y \<\ib tho ..iid vfa long whip ..cress bis 

 hind iog- . Tf-.iF will tnakt- him ftart and ad- 

 vance a f'.'w stf rs. Repeat tlie operation eev- 

 eral tinu s.und he wil. sv-ju learn to follow you 

 by ;-ia,pl\ ]ail!mg tbe baker. Tlse process of 

 sudd]ing'u,.cl brloliu;; is similar. Tbe m.uth 

 ol the coll sliould l-e trequently handled, after 

 whicb iv'troduce a plai^ t-uaiH? betwc u his 

 t'cf 1! and h' Id it tl.ere v.-ith oue hand nndtarees 

 hiiu with thei tbcr. .^fter a time ho v\A allow 

 tbe bridle lo be placed upon biirj. The t.addJe 

 cm now be broughc in and rubbed again;?t his 

 UvSc, hi« neck and his leg.-: next hang the Ftir- 

 rup btrttp acr■•^s hit back and gradu;iUj iusin- 

 uato ti;-- stddlc i.i'^i i'^R p.hieo. The girth 

 shnuld no!, be f ..s^<:n.M.i nutil be Ijeeoajes thor- 

 O'lg'itv acqoair.tcd with the saddle The first 

 tiin.^ *■■ e girrh is buckled it suauid be dor3 so 

 loosely as no; ro attiaci bis atten'-itiu: pubsc- 

 qaci.ilv it can tje tightened witbont in?piriiij; 

 him -\i ith fear, wbi.h ir fastened iBim9dia''.ly 

 it woi;M 'fi ;st cCi rainjy no. In ihif- mam er the 

 \\i:de>t .. k c;'n bo etfeotttaily tul-jugated by 

 Eueh ir2incre..'pu;ik' degrees that he givct- «pcii. 

 obedience i.^rcre hr is nware of bi.5 afered 

 conuitiun. 



~IIE FK-OrER WAY TO BIT \ CO' T. 



Fiirmers eft"!. yAi a 'a. ring harness on aGoit 

 the ;ir>t thing tbev do with him, buckling "p 

 the b:*ti;.;-; as tig' t as they con d"aw il. to tnsike 

 b'ir.i ca^ry hi.' '-.ead ln?u, t»nd then turn him 

 on' in a lut tJ run a ba.^ day at -*. time. Tbie 

 \>. niiC '' iliO vor.-i punislanenis ihat tfier could 

 infiiet o-i a coji. and very injurious to a yc tt-g 

 hor^e th:-t b..:' been Uvci :? running 'a pasture 

 with 'lis head down. 



A bo-.-vj :-/rooi... be woil accvisttiirod to the bit 

 befiro you put (-ii the bit'ing hai-uees, and 

 when ■> ou first bit bitn you should only lein bis 

 head ^ip to that poini whe-e he raturally Holds 

 It, let t! at be high or lew; he wMl ?'ion Icara « 

 that he cannot lower his head, and that rai.'ing 

 it a ii'rie wid loosen the bit ia Lis rnoath. This 

 ■wiii giv,:" him t ho idea cf raising his bead u 

 luosen the bit, and thoi' you caa draw the bit.- 

 ting a little tigh-':er every time you put it or., 

 and he v.-ill .-'till r.nise his head to lo >ecn it. By 

 tbi.5 me.:ij.s you v.-ill gradu' liy get bii bead t":,iid 

 urek in tiiC position you wish him ^j carry it, 

 and give hiti r. graceful carriage, Tvithout hurt- 

 ing him, raakittg him acgry, or causing his 



UKitith to got hVCO. 



If you pat tha bitticg on very tight the first 

 time, hecii;..aot raise his head enough to loosen 

 it, b'.it will bear oo it all the time, p.nd jaw, 

 sweat and tnrow himself. Mtiny horseg have 

 been killed by faiiliig ba-kwards :vitb tue cif 



