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Show U Arabian Mode for Taming Horses. V The horse castor is a wart or ex- B cresence which grows on every W horses fore legs and generally on I ..the hind legs. It has a peculiar mi . .frank, musty smell, and is easily pulled off. The ammonical efflu-K' efflu-K' via of the horse seems peculiar to jg " " . concentrate in this pari Its very EL strong odor has a very great at-m at-m traction for all animals especially H canine, and the horse himself. ?or the oil of oumin, the horse II has an instinctive passion both are natives of Arabia, and when the J horse scents the odor, he is in- stinctively drawn towards it. f. The oil of rhodium possesses pe culiar properties. All animals seem to cherish a fondness for it, . and it exercises a kind of subduing influence over them. -. The directions given for taming ' ! . horses are as follows: Procure some horse castor and . grate fine. Also get some oil of . rhodium and oil of cumin, and keep ,jthe three separate in airtight bot-k- . Vtles. I.. Eub a little of the oil of cumin upon your hands,, and approach the 4 ' Ahorse on the windward side, so that V' .he can smell the cumin. The horse kSV ' will let you come up to him with-: with-: . out any trouble. i' Immediately rub your hand gently gent-ly on the horses nose, getting a lit-, lit-, " tie of the oil on it. You can then J '.lead him anywhere, j , " Give him some of the castor on 1 ' a piece of loaf sugar, apple, or . poll po-ll tato. Put nine drops of the oil of rhodium rho-dium into a lady's silver thimble, held between the thumb and middle mid-dle finger of your right hand, with the forefinger stopping the thimble, to prevent the oil from running out while you are oxoening the mouth oftheliorse. As soon as- yoit have opened his mouth, tip the thimble over upon his tongue, and he is your servant. He will follow like a pet dog. Bide fearlessly and promptly, m with your knees pressed to tile horse's side, and your toes turned inland heels out; then you will be always on the alert for a shy or sheer from the horse, and he can never throw you; Then if you want to teach him to lie down, stand on his right or left side; have a couple of leather straps, about six feet long; string up his left leg with one of them, round his back; strap the other end of it over his shoulder,' hold it in your hand, gently, firmly, and steadily stead-ily pulling on the strap, touching him lightly on the knee with a switch. The horse will immediately immediate-ly lie down. Do this a few times, and you can make him lie down without the straps. He is now your pupil and your friend. You can teach him anything, any-thing, only be land to him, be gentle. gen-tle. Love him and he will love you. Feed him before you feed 1 yourself, keep him clean, and at night always give him a good bed, at least a foot deep. In the winter season, don't let him stand out a long time in the cold, without shelter or covering; for remember the horse is a native of a warm climate, and in many respects re-spects his constitution is as tender as a man's. Selected. |
