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CONTAINING THE LATEST DISCOVERIES IN THE CURE OF SPAVIN. NEW YORK : DICK & FITZGERALD, PUBLISHERS, 18 Ann Street. / '^ % '/ 9,a.\/erru^ INDEX TO CONTENTS Balky Horses, how to manage ».. 45 Bit, the kind of, and how used 20 Blinds, or Blinkers 58 Breaking the Horse to Harness 27 Choking a means of subduing the Horse 50 Choking, (illustrated.) process of 52,53 Directions how to lay the Horse down, &c 34 Feedmg the Horse, rules for 60 Follow you, how to leam a Horse to 55 General Rules and Remarks on Choking 54 Halter for the Colt, the kind to be used, &c 9 Haltering the Colt, ho%v to proceed after 10 Harness, breaking the Horse to 27 Hitching the Horse to a Sulky 28 Knowledge and Capacity of the Horse 5 Laying Down the Horse, how to do it 33 Laying Down the Horse, (illustrations) 31, 35, 39, 41 and 43 Leading the Colt with a Broke Horse 14 Leading the Colt into a Stable 15 Minute Directions to Lay the Horse Down 34 Mounting the Colt, how to do it 23 Pasture, how to get the Colt from 7 Powell's Management of WUd Horses 17 Principles of the New Method of Horse-Taming 6 Purchasing a Horse, rules for 61 Putting a Halter on the Colt 9 Riding a Colt, how to do it 25 Saddling the Colt 21 Scaring, how to prevent a Horse from 57 Stabling the Colt, how to do it 7, 15 Stand without Holding, how to make the Horse 56 Stubborn Colt, how to manage one 12 Taming a Horse with Vicious Habits 29 Timidity of the Horse 5 Treatment after the Horse is down 42 Vicious Habits in a Horse, treatment of 29 Wild Horses, Powell's management of 17 INTKODUCTORY. Since issuing our former editions of Mr. Rarey's book on Horse Taming, some new facts have been published by him, which are embodied in these pages, and make the work still more complete. A careful perusal of the instructions here given, will show how any cool and determined person may break or tame a colt in a manner that will make him docile, stand at the word of command, and obey the voice with as much certainty as ordinarily trained horses will answer the reins. In contrast with the usual mode of training by harsh words, a sharp whip, and cruel worrying, Mr. Rarey demon- strates how easily, quietly and safely horses may be tamed by kindness. For training colts, breaking horses into harness, curing vicious horses, such as kickers and baulkers, this system is invaluable. Indeed, it will give to every courageous, calm-tem- pered horseman not only the power to conquer any horse, however refractory, but to make the animal affectionate in disposition and ready at all times to be mounted and put in harness, without trouble or waste of time. One great value of Mr. E-arey's system consists in the fact that it may be taught to, and successfully practiced by, persons of little strength — even by boys of fourteen — except where the horse is ex- tremely vicious and powerful. It requires patience, and the habit of dealing with horses, as well as cool- ness : but the real work is rather a matter of skill IV INTRODUCTORY. than muscle. Not only have boys of eighty pounds weight become successful horse-tamers in England, but even English ladies have perfectly subdued and reduced to calmness fiery blood-horses. Therefore, in dealing with Mr. Rarey's plan we are not wasting our time about a trick for conquering incurably savage horses, but are elucidating the principles of a universally applicable system for taming and train- ing horses for man's use, with a perfection of docility rarely found except in aged pet horses, and with a rapidity heretofore quite unknown. John S. Earey is about thirty years of age, of middle height, and well-proportioned figure, wiry and active rather than muscular — his complexion is almost effeminately fair, with more color than is usually found in those of his countrymen who live in cities. He was a citizen of Groveport, Ohio, when he began his successful mode of horse-taming. His walk is remarkably light and springy, yet regular, as he turns round his horse ; something betv/een the set-up of a soldier and the light step of a sportsman. Altogether his appearance and manners are emi- nently gentlemanly. Although a self-educated and not a book-educated man, his conversation, when he cares to talk, (for he is rather reserved,) always dis- plays a good deal of thoughtful originality, relieved by flashes of playful humor. Mr. Earey's system of horse-taming will infallibly supersede all others for both civil and military pur- poses, and his name will take rank among the great social reformers of the nineteenth century. HORSE TAMINa, &c The Horse is so constituted by nature that lio will not offer resistance to anj demand made of Mm which he fully comprehends. He has no conscious- ness of his strength beyond his own experience, and can be handled by man without force, after a little study of his habits and disposition. Being deficient in reasoning powers, he has no knoM^ledge of right or wrong, of free will and independent government, and knows not of any imposition practiced upon him, however unreasonable it may be. Consequently, he cannot easily decide what he should or should not do. But being naturally of willing and gentle dis- position, it remains for man to instruct him in a man- ner suited to his nature. The horse is a timid animal ; but easily becomes familiar with objects and sounds that are at first dis- agreeable or frightful. Yv^e must therefore accustom him to such as he will be apt to meet with in his daily service. To do this effectually, he should be allowed to examine closely and leisurely such objects as would inspire terror, and to smell them and touch them. A log or stump by the road-side may be, in the imagination of the horse, some great beast about to pounce upon him ; but after you take him up to it, and let him stand by it a little while, and touch it with his nose, and go through his process of exami- nation, he will not care anything more about it. And the same principle and process will have the 6 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. same effect with any other object, however frightful in appearance, in which there is no harm. I thus estabhsh three principles on which my sys- tem of taming the horse is founded, viz. : First. That any horse may be taught to do any- thing that a horse can do if taught in a systematic and proper manner. Second. That a horse is not conscious of his own strength until he has resisted and conquered a man, and even in cases where he has temporarily tri- umphed he may yet be subdued; — that by taking advantage of man's reasoning powers a horse can be handled in such a manner that he shall not find out his strength. Third. That by enabling a horse to examine every object with which we desire to make him familiar, with the organs naturally used for that purpose, viz., seeing, smelling and feeling, you may place or dis- play the object around, over, and on him, provided that it does not actually hurt him or make him feel disagreeable. With this introduction to first principles, I will endeavor to teach you how to put them into prac- tice, and whatever instructions may follow, you can rely on as having been proven practical by my own experiments. Knowing from experience just what obstacles I have met with in handling bad horses, I shall try and anticipate them for you, and assist you in surmounting them, by commencing with the first steps to be taken with the colt, and accompany- ing you through the whole task of breaking. MANAGExMENT OF THE COLT. 7 HOW TO GET THE COLT FROM PASTURE. Go to the pasture and walk around the whole herd quietly, and at such a distance as not to cause them to scare and run. Then approach them very slowly, and if they stick up their heads and seem to he frightened, hold on till they become quiet, so as not to make them run before you are close enough to drive them in the direction you want them to go. And when you begin to drive, do not flourish your arms or halloo, but gently follow them off, leaving the direction free for them that you wish them to take. Thus taking the advantage of their igno- rance, you will be able to get them in the pound as easily as the hunter drives the quails into his net. For if they have always run in the pasture uncared for, (as many horses do in prairie countries and on large plantations,) there is no reason why they should not be as wild as the sportsman's birds, and require the same gentle treatment, if you want to get them without trouble ; for the horse, in his natu- ral state, is as wild as any of the undomesticated animals, though more easily tamed than the most of them. HOW TO STABLE A COLT. The next step will be to get the horse into a stable or shed. This should be done as quietly as possible, so as not to excite any suspicion in the horse of any danger befalling him. The best way to do this, is to lead a broken horse into the stable first and hitch 8 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. him, then quietly walk around the colt and let him go in of his own accord. Be extremely deliberate and slow in your movements, for one wrong move may frighten your horse, and make him think it necessary to escape at all hazards for the safety of his life — and thus make two hours' work of a ten minuter' job ; and this would be all your own fault, and entirely unnecessary — for he will not run unless you run after him, nor will he try to break away unless you attempt to force him into measures. If he does not see the way at once, and is a little fret- ful about going in, do not undertake to drive him, but give him a little less room outside, by gently closing in around him. Do not raise your arms, but let them hang at your side, for you might as well raise a club : the horse has never studied anatomy, and does not know but they will unhinge themselves and fly at him. If he attempts to turn back, walk before him, but do not run ; and if he gets past you, encircle him again in the same quiet manner, and he will soon find that you are not going to hurt him ; and then you can walk so close around him that he will go into the stable for more room, and to get farther from you. As soon as he is in, remove the quiet horse and shut the door. This will be his first notion of confinement — not knowing how he got into such a place, nor how to get out of it. That he may take it as quietly as possible, see that the shed is en- tirely free from dogs, chickens, or anything that would annoy him. Then give him a few ears of corn, and let him remrjn alone fifteen or twenty HALTERING AND SADDLING. 9 minutes, until he has examined his apartment, and has become reconciled to his confinement. And now, while your horse is eating those few ears of corn, see that your halter is ready and all right, and reflect upon the best mode of operations ; for, in horse-breaking, it is highly important that you should be governed by some system. THE KIND OF HALTER, AND HOW TO PUT IT ON. Never use a rope halter. The cords of the rope are hard, and appear to aggravate and excite distrust rather than confidence; but by all' means procure a leather halter made of bridle leather, so it will feel soft and pliable to the touch, and to fit tolerably tight on the head, so as not to feel uncomfortable. Before putting a halter upon the colt, he must be rendered familiar with it by caressing him and per- mitting him to examine the article with his nose. Then place a portion of it over his head, occasion- ally giving it a slight pull, and in a few minutes he will be accustomed to these liberties, and then the halter may be fastened on properly. To teach him to lead is another difficulty. Stand a little on one side, rub his nose and forehead, take hold of the strap and pull gently, and at the same time touch him very lightly with the end of a long whip across his hind legs. This will make him start and advance a few steps. Repeat the operation several times, and he will soon learn to follow you by simply pulling the halter. The mouth of the colt should be frequently handled, after which introduce a plain snaffle be- 10 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. tween his teetli and hold it there with one hand and caress him with the other. After a time he will al- low the bridle to be placed upon him. The saddle can now be brought in and rubbed against his nose, his neck and his legs ; next hang the stirrup strap across his back, and gradually insinuate the saddle into its place. The girth should not be fastened until he becomes thoroughly acquainted with the saddle. The first time the girth is buckled it should be done so loosely as not to attract his attention ; subsequently it can be tightened without inspiring him with fear, which if fastened immediately it would most certainly do. In this manner the wildest colt can be effectually subjugated by such imperceptible degrees that he gives tacit obedience before he is aware of his altered condition. HOW TO PROCEED AFTER HALTERING. The first time you halter a colt you should stand on the left side, pretty well back to his shoulder, only taking hold of that part of the halter that goes around his neck, then with your two hands about his neck, you can hold his head to you, and raise tlie halter on it without making him dodge, by putting your hands about his nose. You should have a long rope or strap ready, and as soon as you have the halter on, attach this to it, so that 3^ou can let him walk the length of the stable without letting go the strap, or without making him pull on the Jialter ; for if you only let him feel the weight of your hand on the halter, and give him more rope when he runs MANAGEMENT AFTER HALTERING. 11 from you, he will never rear, pull or throw himself, yet you will be holding him all the time, and doing more towards gentling him than if you had the power to snub him right up, and hold him to one spot ; because he knows nothing about his strength, and if you don't do anything to make him pull, he will never know what he can do in that way. In a few minutes you can begin to control him with the halter, then shorten the distance between yourself and the horse by taking up tlie strap in your hand. As soon as he will allow you to hold him by a tole- rably short strap, and to step up to him without fly- ing back, you can begin to give him some idea about leading. But to do this, do not go before and attempt to pull him after you, but commence by pulling him very quietly to one side. He has nothing to brace either side of his neck, and will soon yield to a steady, gradual pull of the halter ; and as soon as you have pulled him a step or two to one side, step to him and caress him, and then pull liim again, repeating this operation until you can pull him in every direction, and walk about the stable with him ; which you can do in a few minutes, for he will soon think when you have made him step to the right or left a few times, that he is com- pelled to follow the pull of the halter, not knoAving that he has the power to resist your pulling ; besides, you have handled him so gently that he is not afraid of you, but rather Hkes you. After you have given him a few lessons of this kind, at proper intervals, he will be so tame that if you turn hira out to pas- 12 RAREY Oi\ HORSE-TAMING. tare he will come up to you to be caressed every opportunity lie gets. While training him in the stable, you should lead him about some time before you take him out, opening the door, so that he can see out, leading him up to it and back again, and then past it. See that there is nothing on the outside to make him jump when you take him out, and as you go out with him, try to make him go very slowly, catching hold of the halter close to the jaw with your left hand, while the right is resting on the top of his neck, holding to his mane. Do not allow any one to be present or in sight, during your operations, either in or outside the stable. If you are entirely alone, and manage your colt rightly, you will soon be able to lead and hold him as easily as you could a horse already broken. HOW TO PROCEED IF THE COLT IS STUBBORN. If the animal you are operating upon seems to be a stubborn or mulish disposition rather than wild ; if he lay back his ears as you approach him, or turns his heel to kick you, he has not that regard or fear of man that he should have, to enable you to handle him quickly and easily ; and it might do well to give him a few sharp cuts with the whip, about the legs, pretty close to the body. It will crack keen as it plies about the legs, and the crack of the whip will affect him as much as the stroke ; besides, one sharp cut about the legs will affect him more than two or three over the back, the skin on TREATMENT OF STUBBORNNESS. 13 the inner part of the legs or about his flanks being thinner, and more tender than on his back. But do not whip him much — just enough to scare him ; it is not because we want to hurt the horse that Ave whip him ; we only do it to scare that bad disposi- tion out of him. But whatever you do, do quickly, sharply and with a good deal of fire, but always without anger. If you go to scare him at all, you must do it at once. Never go into a pitched battle with your horse, and whip him until he is mad, and will fight you : you had better not touch him at all, for you will establish, instead of fear and regard, feelings of resentment, hatred, and ill will. It will do him no good, but harm, to strike him, unless you can frighten him ; but if you can succeed in fright- ening liim, you can whip him without making liim mad ; for fear and anger never exist together in the horse, and as soon as one is visible, you will find that the other has disappeared. As soon as you have frightened him, so that he will stand up straight and pay some attention to you, approach him again and caress him a good deal more than you Avhipped him ; thus you will excite the two controlling pas- sions of his nature, love and fear ; he will love, and fear you too ; and, as soon as he learns what you require, will obey quickly. If the colt is of too mulish a disposition to yield to careful and gentle treatment, as here given, you must resort to the several measures recommended for taming vicious horses, as explained elsewhere in these pages. 14 RAREY ON KORSE-TAMING. HOW TO LEAD A COLT WITH A BROKE HORSE. If you should want to lead your colt by the side of another horse, you must first put the horse into a stable with the colt. You now attach a second strap to the colt's halter, and lead your horse up alongside of him. Then get on the broke horse and take one strap around his breast under the martin- gale, (if he has any on,) holding it in your left hand. This will prevent the colt from getting back too far ; besides, you have more power to hold him, v/ith the strap pulling against the horse's breast. The other strap take up in your right hand to prevent him from running ahead ; then turn him about in the stable, and if the door is wide enough, ride out with him in that position ; if not, take the broke horse out first, and stand his breast up against the door, then lead the colt to the same spot and take the straps as be- fore directed, one on each side of his neck, and then let some one start the colt out, and as the colt comes out, turn your horse to the left, and you will have them all right. You can manage any kind of a colt in this Avay, without trouble ; for, if he tries to run ahead, or pull back, the two straps vnW bring the two horses facing each other, so that you can very easily follow up his movements without doing much holding, and as soon as he stops running backward, you are right with him, and all ready to go ahead. If he gets stubborn and does not want to go, you can remove all his stubbornness by riding your horse against his neck, thus compelling him to turn to the FIRST STABLING OF THE COLT. 15 right ; and as soon as you liave turned him about a few times, he will be willing to go along. The next tiling, after you are through leading him, will be to take him into a stable and hitch him in such a way as not to have him pull on the halter, and as they are often troublesome to get into a stable the first few times, I will give you some instructions about getting him in. HOW TO LEAD THE COLT INTO A STABLE. You should lead the broken horse into the stable first, and get the colt, if you can, to follow in after him. If he refuses to go, step up to him, taldng a little stick or switch in your nght hand ; then take hold of the halter close to his head with your left hand, at the same time reacliing over his back with your right arm so Jthat you can tap him on the oppo- site side with your switch ; bring him up facing the door, tap him slightly with your switch, reaching as far back with it as you can. This tapping, by being pretty well back, and on the opposite side, will drive him ahead, and keep him close to you; then by giving him the right direction with your left liand you can walk into the stable with him. I have walked colts into the stable this way in less than a minute, after men had worked at them half an hour, trying to pull them in. If you cannot walk him in at once in this way, turn him about and walk him around a while until you can get him up to the door without pulling at him. Then let him stand a few minutes, keeping his head in the right direction with ib RAREY 0.\ HORSE-TAI\IING. the halter, and he will soon Avalk in of his own ac- cord. Never attempt to pull the colt into the stable ; that wonld make him think at once that it was a dangerous place, and if he was not afraid of it be- fore he would be then. Besides, we do not want him to know anything about palling on the halter. If you want to tie up your colt, put him in a tole- rably wide stall, which should not be too long, and should be connected by a bar or something of that kind to the partition behind it ; so that, after the colt is in he cannot go far enough back to take a straight, backward pull on the halter ; then by tying him in the center of the stall, it would be im- possible for him to pull on the halter, the partition behind preventing him from going back, and the halter in the center checking him every time he turns to the right or left. In a stall of this kind you can break any horse to stand tied with a light strap, anywhere, without his ever knowing anything about pulling. For if you have broken your horse to lead, and have taught him the use of the halter (which you should always do before you hitch him to anything), you can hitch him in any kind of a stall, and if you give him something to eat to keep him up to his place for a few minutes at first, there is not one colt in fifty that will pull on his halter, or ever attempt to do so. This is an important feature in breaking the colt, for if he is allowed to pull on the halter at all, and particularly if he finds out that he can break the halter, he will never be safe. POWELL S SYSTEM EXPLAINED. 17 POWELL'S MANAGEMENT OF WILD HORSES. Cause your horse or colt to be put in a sniaJl yard, stable, or room. If in a stable or room, it ouglit to be large in order to give him some exer- cise with the halter before you lead him out. If the horse belongs to that class which only appears to fear man, you must introduce yourself gently into the stable, room, or yard where the horse is. He will naturally run from you, and frequently turn his head towards you ; but you must walk about ex- tremely slow and softly, so that he can see you whenever he turns his head towards you, which he never fails to do in a short time — in a quarter or half an hour. I never knew one to be much longer without turning liis head towards me. At the very moment he turns his head, hold out your left hand towards him, and stand perfectly still, keeping your eyes upon the horse, watching his motions, if he make any. If the horse does not stir for ten or fif- teen minutes, advance as slowly as possible, and without making the least noise, always holding out your left hand. If the horse makes the least mo- tion when you advance towards him, stop and re- main perfectly still until he is quiet. Eemain a few moments in this condition, and then advance again in the same slow and almost imperceptible manner. If the horse then stirs again, stop without changing your position. It is very uncommon for the horse to stir more than once after you begin to advance ; yet there are some exceptions. He generally keeps 2 18 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. his eyes steadfast upon you, until you get near enough to touch him on the forehead. When you are thus near to him, raise slowly and by degrees youi' hand, and let it come in contact with that part just above the nostrils, as lightly as possible. If the horse flinches (as many will), repeat with great rapidity these light strokes upon the forehead, going a little further up towards his ears by degrees, and descending with the same rapidity until he will let you handle his forehead all over. Now let the strokes be repeated with more force over all his forehead, descending by lighter strokes to each side of his head, until you can handle that part with equal facility. Then touch in the same light man- ner, making your hands and fingers play around the lower part of the horse's ears, coming down now and then to his forehead, which may be looked upon as the helm that governs all the rest. Having succeeded in handling his ears, advance towards the neck, with the same precautions, and in the same manner ; observing always to augment the force of the strokes whenever the horse will permit it. Perform the same on both sides of the neck, until he lets you take it in your arms without flinching. Proceed in the same progressive manner to the sides, and then to the back of the horse. Every time the horse shows any nervousness, return imme- diately to the forehead, as the true standard, patting him with your hands, and thence rapidly to where you had already arrived, always gaining ground a POWELL'S SYSTEM EXPLAINED. 19 considerable distance furtlier on every time tliis happens. The head, ears, neck, and body being thus gentled, proceed from the baclj to the root of the tail. This must be managed with dexterity, as a horse is never to be depended on that is skittish about the tail. Let your hand fall liglitly and rapidly on that part next to the body a minute or two, and then you will begin to give it a slight pull upwards every quarter of a minute. At the same time you con- tinue this handling of him, augment the force of the strokes as well as the raising of the tail, until you can raise it and handle it with the greatest ease, which commonly happens in a quarter of an hour in most horses, in others almost immediately, and in some much longer. It now remains to handle all his legs ; from the tail come back again to the head — handle it well, as likewise the ears, breast, neck, &c., speaking now and then to the horse. Begin by degrees to descend to the legs, always ascending and descending, gaining ground every time you descend, until you get to his feet. Talk to the horse while you are thus taming Mm ; let him hear the sound of your voice, which at the beginning of the operation is not quite so necessary, but which I have always done in making him lift up his feet. " Hold up your foot," you will say, at the same time lifting up his foot with your hand. He soon becomes familiar with the sounds, and will hold up his foot at command. Then, proceed to the hind feet, and go on in the same manner ; and in a short 20 RAKEV U.\ HOKSE-TAML\G. time the liorse will let you lift them, and even take them up in your arms. All this operation is no magnetism, no galvanism ; it is merely taking away the fear the horse generally has of man, and familiarizing the animal with his master. As the horse doubtless experiences a certain pleasure from this handling, he will soon become gentle under it, and show very marked attachment to his keeper. THE KIND OF BIT TO BE USED, AND HOW TO USE IT. In first accustoming a colt to the bit, you should use a large, smooth snafile, so as not to hurt his mouth, with a bar at each side to prevent it from pulling through either way. This should be attach- ed to the head-stall of your bridle, and put it on your colt without any reins to it, and let him run loose in a large stable or shed, some time, until he becomes a little used to the bit, and will bear it with- out trying to get it out of his mouth. Hcpeat this several times, before you do anything more with the colt ; and as soon as he will bear the bit, attach a single rein to it, without any martingale. You should also have a halter on your colt, or a bridle made after the fashion of a halter, with a strap to it, so that you can hold or lead him about without pull- ing much on the bit. Farmers often put bitting harness on a colt the first thing they do to him, buckling it on as tight as they can draw it, to make him carry his head high, and then turn him out in a lot, to run half a day at MANAGEMEiXT WITH THE BIT. 21 a time. This is one of the very worst punishments they can inflict on a colt, and is very injurious to a young horse that has been used to running- in pas- ture with his head down. I have seen colts so injured in this way that they never got over it. A horse should be well accustomed to the bit be- fore you put on the bitting harness, and when you first bit him you should only rein his head up to the point where he naturally holds it, let that point be high or low ; he will soon learn that he cannot lower his head, and that raising it a little will loosen the bit in his mouth. This will give him an idea of raising his head to loosen the bit ; and then you can draw the bitting a little tighter every time you put it on, and he will still raise his head to loosen it. By this means you will gradually get his head and neck in the position you want him to carry it, and give him a nice and graceful carriage without hurt- ing him, making him mad, or causing his mouth to get sore. Horses that have their heads drawn up tightly, should not have the bitting on more than fif- teen minutes at a time. HOW TO SADDLE A COLT. Any one man who has this theory, can put a saddle on the wildest horse that ever grew, without any help, and without scaring him. The first thing will be to tie each stirrup strap into a loose knot, to make them short and prevent the stirrups from flying about and hitting him. Then double up the skirts and take the saddle under your right arm, so as not to frigliten 22 RAREV ON HORSE-TAMI\G. liim with it when yon approach. When you get to him, rub him gently a few times with your hand, then raise the saddle very slowly, until he can see it, and smell, and feel it with his nose. Then let the skirts loose, and rub it very gently against his neck the way the hair lays, letting him hear the rattle of the skirts as he feels them against him ; each time a little further backward, and finally slip it over on his back. Shake it a little with your hand, and in less than five minutes you can rattle it about over his back as you please, and pull it off and throw it on ao-ain, without his paying much attention to it. As soon as you have accustomed him to the saddle, fasten the girth. Be careful how you do this. It often frightens the colt when he feels the girth bind- ing him, and making the saddle fit tight on his back. You should bring up the girth very gently, and not draw it too tight at first, just enough to hold the saddle on. Move him a little, and then girth it as tight as you choose, and he will not mind it. You should see that the pad of your saddle is all right before you put it on, and that there is nothing to make it hurt him, or feel unpleasant to his back. It should not have any loose straps on the back part of it, to flap about and scare him. After you have saddled him in this way, take a switch in your right hand to tap him up with, and walk about in the stable a few times with your right arm over your saddle, taking hold of the reins on each side of his neck with your right and left hands, thus marching him about in the stable until you teach him the use TREATMENT OF THE COLT. 23 of the bridle and can turn him about in any dii-ec- tion, and stop him hy a gentle pull of the rein. Always caress him, and loose the reins a little every time you stop him. You should always be alone, and have your colt in some light stable or shed the first time you ride him ; the loft should be high, so that you can sit on his back without endangering your head. You can teach him more in two hours' time in a stable of tliis kind, than you could in two weeks in the common way of breaking colts, out in an open place. If you follow my course of treatment, you need not run any risk, or have any trouble in riding the worst kind of horse. You take him a step at a time, until you get up a mutual confidence and trust between yourself and horse. First teach him to lead and stand hitched ; next acquaint him with the saddle, and the use of the bit ; and then all that remains is to get on him without scaring him, and you can ride him as well as any horse. HOW TO MOUNT THE COLT. First gentle him well on both sides, about the saddle and all over, until he will stand still without holding, and is not afraid to see you anywhere about him. As soon as you have him well gentled, get a small block about one foot or eighteen inches in height, and set it down by the side of him, about where you want to stand to mount him ; step up on this, raising yourself very gently. Horses notice every change of position very closely, and if you 24 UAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. were to step up suddenly on tlae block, It would be very apt to scare him ; but by raising yourself gra- dually on it, be will see you, without being fright- ened, in a position very near the same as when you are on his back. As soon as he will bear this with- out alarm, untie the stirrup strap next to you, and put your left foot in the stirrup, and stand square over it, holding your knee against the horse, and your toe out, so as to touch him under the fore- shoulder with the toe of your boot. Place your right hand on the front of the saddle, and on the opposite side of you, taking hold of a portion of the mane and reins (they hang loosely over his neck), with your left hand, then gradually bear your weight on the stirrup, and on your right hand, until the horse feels your whole weight on the stirrup ; repeat this several times, each time raising yourself a little higher from the block, until he will allow you to raise your leg over his croup, and place yourself in the saddle. Another, and in some cases a better way of mounting, is to press the palm of your right hand on the off-side of the saddle, and as you rise lean your weight on it. By this means you can mount with the girths loose, or without any girths at all. There are three great advantages in having a block to mount from. First, a sudden change of po- sition is very apt to frighten a young horse that has never been handled; he will allow you to walk to liim, and stand by his side without scaring at you, because you have gentled him to that position ; but TREATMENT OF THE COLT. 25 if you get down on your hands and knees and crawl towards him, he will be very much frightened ; and upon the same principle, he would frighten at your new position if you had the power to hold yourself over his back without touching him. Then the first great advantage of the block is to gradually gentle him to that new position in which he will see you when you ride him. Secondly, by the process of holding your weight in the stirrups, and on your hand, you can gradually accustom him to your weight, so as not to fiighten him by having him feel it all at once. And, in the third place, the block elevates you so that you will not have to make a spring in order to get on the horse's back, but from it you can gradually raise yourself into the saddle. When you take these precautions, there is no horse so wild but what you can mount him without making him jump. I have tried it on the worst horses that could be found, and have never failed in any case. When mounting, your horse should always stand without being held. A horse is never well broke when he has to be held with a tight rein when mounting ; and a colt is never so safe to mount as when you see that assurance of confidence, and ab- sence of fear, which cause him to stand without holding. HOW TO RIDE THE COLT. WTien you want him to start, do not touch him on the side with your heel,' or do anything to frighten him and make him jump. But speak to him kindly, 26 RAREY 0\ HORSE-TAMING. and if he does not start, pull him a little to the left until he starts, then let him walk off slowly with the reins loose. Walk him around in the stable a few times until he gets used to the bit, and you can turn him about in every direction and stop him as you please. It will be well to get on and off a good many times until he gets perfectly used to it before you take him out of the stable. After you have trained hun in this way, which should not take more than two or three hours, you can ride him anywhere you choose without ever having him jump or make an effort to throw you. When you first take him out of the stable, be very gentle with him, as he will feel a little more at liberty to jump or run, and be easier frightened than he was while in the stable ; but you mil neverthe- less find liim pretty well broke, and will be able to manage him without trouble or danger. When you first mount a colt, take a little the shortest hold on the left rein, so that if anything frightens him, you can prevent him from jumping by pulling his head around to you. This operation of pulling a horse's head around against his side, will prevent him from jumping ahead, rearing up, or running away. If he is stubborn and will not go, you can make liim move by pulling his head around to one side, when whipping him would have no ef- fect. And turning him around a few times Avill make him dizzy, and then by letting liim have his head straight, and giving him a little touch with the whip, he will go along without any trouble. TREATMENT OF THE COLT. 27 Never use martingales on a colt when you first ride him ; every movement of the hand should go right to the bit in the direction in which it is applied to the reins, without a martingale to change the di- rection of the force applied. You can guide the colt much better without it, and teach him the use of the bit in much less time. Besides, martingales would prevent you from pulling his head round if he should try to jump. After your colt has been ridden until he is gentle and well accustomed to the bit, you may find it an advantage, if he carries his head too high or his nose too far out, to put martingales on him. You should be careful not to ride your colt so far at first as to heat, worry, or tire him. Get off as soon as you see he is a little fatigued ; gentle him and let him rest ; this will make him kind to you, and prevent him from getting stubborn or mad. TO BREAK A HORSE TO HARNESS. Take him in a tight stable, as you did to ride him ; take the harness and go through the same pro- cess that you did with the saddle, until you get him familiar with them, so you can put them on his back and rattle them about without his caring for them. As soon as he will bear them, put on the lines, caress him as you draw them over him, and drive him about in the stable till he will bear them over his hips. The lines are a great aggravation to some colts, and often frighten them as much as if you were to raise a whip over them. As soon as he 28 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMl.\G. is familiar with the harness and lines, take him out and put him by the side of a gentle horse, and go through the same process that you did with the balking horse. Always use a bridle without blinds when you are breaking a horse to harness. HOW TO HITCH A HORSE IN A SULKY. Lead him to and around it ; let him look at it, touch it with his nose, and stand by it until he does not care for it ; then pull the shafts a little to the left, and stand your horse in front of the off wheel. Let some one stand on the right side of the horse and hold lum by the bit, while you stand on the left side, facing the sulky. This ^vill keep him straight. Eun your left hand back and let it rest on his hip, and lay hold of the shafts with your right, bringing them up very gently to the left hand, which still re- mains stationary. Do not let anything but your arm touch his back, and as soon as you have the shafts square over him, let the person on the oppo- site side take hold of one of them, and lower them very gently to the shaft bearers. Be very slow and deliberate about hitching ; the longer time you take the better, as a general thing. When you have the shafts placed, shake them slightly, so that he will feel them against each side. As soon as he will bear them without scaring, fasten your braces, &c., and start him along very slowly. Let one man lead the horse to keep him gentle, while the other gra- dually works back with the lines till he can get be- hind and drive him. After you have driven him in MANAGEMENT OF VICIOUS HORSES. 29 this way a short distance, you can get into the sulky, and all will go right. It is very important to have your horse go gently when you first hitch him. After you have walked him awhile, there is not half so much danger of his scaring. Men do very wrong to jump up behind a horse to drive liim as soon as they have him hitched. There are too many things for him to comprehend all at once. The shafts, the lines, the harness, and the rattling of the sulky, all tend to scare him, and he must be made familiar Avith them by degrees. If your horse is very wild, I would advise you to put up one foot the first time you drive him. TAMING A HORSE WITH VICIOUS HABITS. Having given full instructions relative to my sys- tem of dealing with young colts, I will now proceed to detail the plan of operations for taming or sub- duing wild or vicious horses. The principles of this method are the same as those in managing colts — kindness and gentleness — but the practice differs. When you desire to subdue a horse that is very wild, or has a vicious disposition, take up one fore-foot and bend his knee till his hoof is bottom upwards, and nearly touching his body ; then slip a loop over his knee, and shove it up until it comes above the pas- tern-joint, to keep it up, being careful to draw the loop together between the hoof and pastern-joint with a second strap of some kind to prevent the loop from slipping down and coming off. This will leave the horse standing on three legs ; you can 30 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. now handle him as you wish, for it is utterly impos- sible for him to kick in this position. There is something in this operation of taking up one foot, that conquers a horse quicker and better than any- thing else you can do to him ; and there is no pro- cess in the world equal to it to break a kicking horse, for by conqering one member, you conquer, to a great extent, the whole horse. You can do anything you wish with the horse in this condition, as when he becomes convinced of his incapacity to cope with man, he will abandon all antagonistic demonstrations, and become willing to obey, and generally docile. Operate on your horse in this manner as ofteii as the occasion requires, and you will soon find him as gentle as his nature will permit him to be. By these means the most vicious, uneasy, unruly or fretful horse may be cured, though it depends upon the age and disposition of the animal how long it will take to make him amiable. When you first fasten up a horse's foot, he will sometimes get very mad, and strike with his knee, and try every possible way to get it down ; but as he cannot do that, he will soon give up. Conquering a horse in this manner is better than anything else you could do, and leaves him without any possible danger of hurting himself or you either; for after you have tied up his foot, you can sit down and look at him until he gives up. When you find he is conquered, go to him, let down his foot, rub his leg with your hand, caress him, and let him rest a few minutes ; then put it up again. Eepeat this a MANAGEMENT OF VICIOUS HORSES. 31 32 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. few times, always putting up the same foot, and lie will soon learn to travel on three legs, so that you can drive him some distance. As soon as he gets a little used to this way of traveling, put on your harness and hitch him to a sulky. If he is the worst kicking horse that ever raised a foot, you need not be fearful of his doing any damage while he has one foot up ; for he cannot kick, neither can he run fast enough to do any harm. And if he is the wild- est horse that ever had harness on, and has run away every time he has been harnessed, you can now hitch him to a sulky and drive him as you please. If he wants to run, you can let him have the lines, and the whip too, with perfect safety ; for he can go but a slow gait on three legs, and will soon be tired and ready to stop ; only hold him enough to guide him in the right direction, and he will soon be tired and willing to stop at the word. Thus you will effect- ually cure him at once of any further notion of run- ning off. Kicking horses have always been the dread of everybody ; you always hear men say, when they speak about a bad horse, " I don't care what he does, so he don't kick." This new mode is an effectual cure for that worst of all habits. There are plenty of ways by which you can hitch a kick- ing horse, and force him to go, though he kicks all the time; but this don't have any good effect towards breaking him, for we know that horses kick because they are afraid of what is behind them, and vv^hen they kick against it and it hurts them, they only kick the harder j and this will hurt MANAGEMENT OF VICIOUS HORSES. 33 them still more and make them remember the scrape much longer, and make it still more difficult to per- suade them to have any confidence in anything drag- ging behind them ever after. But by this new method you can harness them to a rattling sulky, plow, wagon, or anything else in its worst shape. They may be frightened at first, but cannot kick or do anything to hurt themselves, and will soon find that you do not intend to hurt them, and then they will not care anything more about it. You can then let down the leg and drive along gently without any further trouble. By this new process a bad kicking horse can be learned to go gentle in harness in a few hours' time. HOVl^ TO MAKE A HORSE LIE DOWN. Everything that we want to teach the horse must be commenced in such a way as to give hian an idea of what we want him to do, and then be repeated till he learns it perfectly. To make a horse lie down, bend his left fore-leg and slip a loop over it, so that he cannot get it down. Then put a surcingle around his body, and fasten one end of a long strap around the other fore-leg, just above the hoof.'' Place the other end under the before-described surcingle, so as to keep the strap in the right direction ; take a short hold of it with your nght hand ; stand on the left side of the horse ; grasp the bit in your left hand, pull steadily on the strap with your right; bear against his shoulder till you cause him to move! As soon as he lifts his weight, your pulling will 34 hAttEY ON HORSE-TAMING. raise the ^ther foot, and he will have to come on his knees. Keep the strap tight in your hand, so that he cannot straighten his leg if he rises up. Hold him in this position, and turn his head towards yon ; bear against his side with your shoulder, not hard, but with a steady, equal pressure, and in about ten minutes he will lie down. As soon as he lies down, he will be completely conquered, and you can handle him as you please. Take off the straps, and straighten out his legs ; rub him lightly about the face and neck with your hand the way the hair lies ; handle all his legs, and after he has lain ten or twenty minutes, let him get up again. After resting him a short time, make him lie down as before. Repeat the operation three or four times, which will be suffi- cient for one lesson. Give him two lessons a day, and when you have given liim four lessons, he will lie down by taking hold of one foot. As soon as he is well broken to lie down in this way, tap him on the opposite leg with a stick when you take hold of his foot, and in a few days he will lie down from the mere motion of the stick. RECAPITULATION, AND MINUTE DIRECTIONS. In practicing the foregoing method upon a colt, he should be first accustomed to be handled, and taught to lead easily. In approaching a spiteful or vicious horse, you had better make your advances with a half- opened door between you and him ; gradually make his acquaintance, and teach him that you do not care for his open mouth ; but a regular biter must be gag- LAYING THE HORSE DOW>^. 35 36 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. ged with a wooden bit made for the purpose, so large that he cannot close his mouth. Here is the kind of bit to be used : Of course there is no difficulty in handling the leg of a quiet horse or colt, and by constantly working from the neck down to the fetlock, you may do what you please. But many horses, and even colts, have a most dangerous trick of striking out with their fore-legs. There is no better protection against this than a cart-wheel. The wheel may either be used loose, or the animal may be led up to a cart loaded with hay, when the horse-tamer can work under the cart through one of the wheels, while the colt is nibbling the load. Strap Ko. 1. Having, then, so far soothed a colt that he will permit you to take up his legs without resistance, take the strap No. 1, pass the tongue through the loop under the buckle so as to form a noose, slip it MANAGEMEIVT OF VICIOUS HORSES. o7 over the near fore-leg and draw it close up to the pastern-joint, and fasten it as represented in the en- graving. But you must not be rash in lifting the leg, and employ but little force in doing so. It is better to wait until he lifts it willingly by the use of gentle means. Do not get out of temper if you have to make a dozen inefiectual attempts to raise it. The near fore-leg being securely strapped, and the horse secured from biting, if necessary, with the wooden bit, (described elsewhere,) you will then make him hop about as before stated. This he will learn to do easily. The trainer must, however, take care to keep behind his horse's shoulder and walk in a circle, or he will be likely to be struck by the ani- mal's head or strapped up leg. A horse can hop on three legs for two or three miles, if you give him his own time, and no plan that has ever been tried is equal to this for curing a kicking or balky horse. After you have tired him out pretty well in this manner, you proceed to make him lie down, which process requires considerable patience and skill. For this purpose take strap No. 2, and making a loop with it put it round the ojff fore- leg. With a very quiet horse this can easily be done ; with a wild or vicious horse you may have to make him step into it ; at any rate, when once the off fore-leg is caught in the noose it must be drawn tight round the pastern-joint. Then put a stout glove on your right hand, pass the strap through the belly part of the surcingle, take a firm short hold of it with your gloved right hand, standing 38 RAREY ON KORSE-TAMING. close to the horse behind his shoulders, and with your left hand take hold of the near rein ; by pull- ing the horse gently to the near side he will be almost sure to hop ; if he will not, he must be led. Strap No. 2. The moment he lifts up his oflf fore-foot, you must draw up strap No. 2 tightly and steadily. The horse will then go down on his knees, for if you hold the strap tight he will not be able to stretch out his foot again. As soon as a horse recovers from his astonishment at being brought to his knees, he begins to resist ; that is, he rears up on his hind legs, and springs about in a manner that will sometimes alarm the trainer. [See picture of horse struggling on page 39.] Durmg these struggles you must not try your strength against the horse's strength, but merely follow him about, holding the strap just tight enough to prevent him from putting out his off fore- leg. As long as you keep close to him and behind his shoulders, you are in very little danger. The bridle in the left hand must be used hke steering lines, by pulling to the right or left as occasion re- quires : the horse, turning on his hind legs, may be MANAGEMENT OF VICIOUS HORSES. 39 fatigued by being forced to walk backwards. The strap passing through the surcingle keeps, or ought to keep, the trainer in his right place — he is not to pull or in any way fatigue himself more than he can help, but, standing upright, simply follow the^ horse about, guiding him with the bridle so he will not precipitate himself against the side of the stable or room in which you are exercising him. When held and guided properly, he will soon sink down. Corn- fed horses will hold out longer than grass-fed ones, and the most energetic horse will scarcely struggle 40 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. more than ten or fifteen minutes. Usually, at the end of eight minutes' violent struggles, the animal smks forward on his knees, sweating profusely, with heaving flanks and shaking tail. If he still resists he may be forced by the bit to walk back- wards and forwards, but this is generally unneces- sary, as by pushing gently at his shoulder, or by pullmg steadily the off-rein, you can get him to fall, m the one case on the near side, in the other on the off side; but this assistance should be so slight that the horse will not attempt to resist it. The horse will often make a final spring when you think he is qmte beaten ; but at length he slides over, and lies down, panting and exhausted, on his side. If he is a pretty spirited animal, take advantage of the mo- ment to tie up the off fore-leg to the surcingle, as securely as the other, in a slip-loop knot. Now let your horse recover his wind, and then encourage him to make a second fight. It will often he more stubborn and more fierce than the first, ihe object of this tying-up operation is, that he shall thoroughly exhaust without hurting himself, and that he shall come to the conclusion that it is you who hy your superior strength, have conquered him, and that you are always able to conquer him ^ Under the old rough-riding system, the most vi- cious horses were occasionally conquered by daring men with firm seats and strong arms, who rode and flogged them into subjection; but these conquests were temporary, and usually ^..,^^«^ , with every stranger, the animal would begin his o,,nie ao-ain LAYING THE HORSE DOW 41 42 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. One advantage of tliis system is, that the horse is allowed to exhaust himself under circumstances that render it impossible for him to struggle long enough to do himself any harm. It has been suggested that a blood-vessel would be likely to be broken, or apo- plexy produced by the exertion of leaping from tbe hind legs ; but, up the present time, no accident of any kind has been reported. TREATMENT OF THE HORSE AFTER HE IS DOWN. If the horse has fought hard in going down, he will then usually lie perfectly still, and you can gentle him, scrape the sweat off, and rub him down, smoothing the hair of his legs, and drawing the fore one straight out. In this j)osition you have the opportunity of making him perfectly familiar with you, and the more you fondle him and reconcile him to you the better. If you are treating an unbroken colt in this way, you may now mount his back, and thus, by finding out that you mean him no harm, he will learn to submit to being mounted when he stands up. You can also lay a saddle or harness on him and familiarize him with those articles. His head, tail and legs should now be handled with free- dom, caressing and talking to him all the while. If he has hitherto resisted shoeing, handle all his legs with a view to accomplish it, and if he attempts to resist, continue until you subdue him, speaking to him with a voice of authority. If he is a bad kicker you may be obliged to confine his fore-legs ; and with those tied, you may spend an hour in TREATMENT WHEx\ THE HORSE IS DOWN. 43 44 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. handling his legs, tapping the hoofs with your hand or a hammer — all this to be done in a firm, measured, soothing manner ; only now and then, if he resist, crying, as you paralyze him with the ropes, "Wo !" iu a determined manner. It is by this continual soothing and handling that you establish confidence between the horse and yourself. After patting him as much as you deem needful, say for ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, you may encourage him to rise. Some horses will require a good deal of help- ing, and it may be necessary to draw out their fore- legs before them. The handling of the limbs of colts in this condition, particularly requires caution. A colt tormented by flies, will kick forward nearly up to the fore-legs. If a horse, unstrapped, attempts to rise, you may easily stop him by taking hold of a fore-leg and doubling it back to the strajDped posi- tion. If by chance he should be too quick, don't resist, for it is an essential principle of this system never to enter into a contest with a horse unless you are certain to be victorious. In all these operations you must be calm, and never be in a hurry, or in a passion. The principle established by this mode of treat- ment is that you show no violence to frighten the horse, and yet you force him to submit to your will, caressing him when he assents and gently forcing him when he does not. Repeated lessons will con- vince the most vicious horse that you are his mas- ter, and your gentle caresses consequent on his sub- mission will at the same time give him confidence in MANAGEMENT OF BALKV HORSES. 4-5 you. It has been suggested that a novice should begin his practice on a gentle horse that he can handle at pleasure, and the plan is a good one. He may thus become familiar with the process before trying it, in earnest, on a vicious or unbroken animal. A singular fact in illustration of tlie beauty of this treatment of refractory horses is mentioned in an English periodical. A beautiful gray mare, which had been fourteen years in the band of one of the Life Guards regiments, and consequently at least seventeen years old, would never submit qui- etly to have her hind-legs shod ; the farriers had to put a twitch on her nose and ears, and tie her tail down : even then she resisted violently. After three days' treatment similar to that above de- scribed, she was easily shod with her head loose. And this was not done by a trick, but by proving to her that she could not resist even to the extent of an inch, and that no harai was intended her. HOW TO MANAGE BALKY HORSES. Horses know nothing about balking until they are forced into it by bad management. When a horse balks in harness, it is generally from some misman- agement, excitement, confusion, or from not knowing how to pull, but seldom from any miwillingness to perform all that he understands. High-spirited free- going horses are the most subject to balking, and only so because drivers do not properly understand how to manage this kind. A free horse in a team may be so anxious to go, that when he hears tho 46 RAREV OX HORSE-TAML\G. word he will start with a jump, which will not move the load, but give him so severe a jerk on the shoul- ders that he will fly back and stop the other horse. The teamster will continue his driving without any cessation, and by the time he has the slow horse started again, he will find that the free horse has made another jump, and again flown back. And now he has them both badly balked, and so confused that neither of them knows what is the matter, or how to start the load. Next will come the slashing and cracking of the whip, and hallooing of the dri- ver, till something is broken, or he is through with his course of treatment. But what a mistake the dnver commits by whipping his horse for this act ! B-eason and common sense should teach him that the horse was willing and anxious to go, but did not know how to start the load. And should he whip him for that 1 If so, he should whip him again for not knowing how to talk. A man that wants to act with reason should not fly into a passion, but should always think before he strikes. It takes a steady pressure against the collar to move a load, and you cannot expect him to act with a steady, determined purpose while you are whipping him. There is hardly one balking horse in five hundred that vrill pull truly from whipping : it is only adding fuel to fire, and will make him more liable to balk another time. You always see horses that have been balked a few times, turn their heads and look back as soon as they are a httle frustrated. This is because they have been whipped, and are afraid of what is behind MANAGEMENT OF BALKY HORSES. 47 them. This is an invariable rule with balkj horses, just as much as it is for them to look around at their sides when they have the hots ; in either case thej are deserving of the same sympathy, and the same kind of rational treatment. When your horse balks, or is a little excited, or if he wants to start quickly, or looks around and don't want to go, there is something wi'ong, and he needs kind treatment immediately. Caress him Idndly, and if he don't understand at once what you want him to do, he will not be so much excited as to jump and break things, and do everything wrong through fear. As long as you are calm, and can keep down excitement of the horse, there are ten chances to have him understand you, where there would not be one under harsh treatment ; and then the little jiare up would not carry with it any unfa- vorable recollections, and he would soon forget all about it, and learn to pull true. Almost every wrong act the horse commits is from mismanage- ment, fear or excitement ; one harsh word will so excite a nervous horse as to increase Ids pulse ten beats in a minute. When we remember that we are dealing with dumb brutes, and reflect how difficult it must be for them to understand our motions, signs and language, we should never get out of patience with them be- cause they don't understand us, or wonder at their doing things wrong. With all our intellect, if we were placed in the horse's situation, it would be dif- ficult for us to understand the driving of some 48 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. foreigner, of foreign ways and foreign language. We should always recollect that our ways and lan- guage are just as foreign and unknown to the horse as any language in the world is to us ; and should try to practice what we could understand were we the horse, endeavoring by some simple means to work on his understanding rather than on the dif- ferent parts of his body. All balked horses can be started true and steady in a few minutes' time ; they are willing to pull as soon as they know how ; and I never yet found a balked horse that I could not teach to start his load in fifteen, and often in less than three minutes' time. Almost any team, when fir.st balked, will start kindly if you let them stand five or ten minutes, as though there was nothing wrong, and then speak to them with a steady voice, and turn them a little to the right or left so as to get them both in motion before they feel the pinch or the load. But if you want to start along a team that you are not driving 3'ourself, that has been balked, fooled, and whipped for some time, go to them and hang the lines on their hames, or fasten them to the wagon, so that they will be perfectly loose ; make the driver and spectators, if there are any, stand off some distance to one side, so as not to attract the attention of the horses ; unloose their check reins, so that they can get their heads doAvn, if they choose ; let them stand a few minutes in this condition, until you can see that they are a little com.posed. While they are standing you should be about their heads gentling MANAGEMENT OF BALKY HORSES. 49 them ; it will make tliem a little more kind, and the spectators will think you are doing something that they do not understand, and will not learn the secret. When you have them ready to start, stand before them, and as you seldom have but one balky horse in a team, get as near in front of him as you can, and if he is too fast for the other horse, let his nose come against your breast ; this will keep him steady, for he will go slow rather than run on you ; turn them gently to the right, with the wagon ; have it stand in a favorable position for starting out, letting them pull on the traces as far as the tongue will let them go ; stop them with a kind word, gentle them a little, and turn them back to the left, by the same process. You will have them under your control by this time, and as you turn them again to the right, steady them in the collar, and you can take them where you please. There is a quicker process that will generally start a balky horse, but not so sure. Stand him a little ahead, so that his shoulder will be a2:ainst the collar, and then take up one of his fore feet in your hand, and let the driver start them, and when the weight comes against his shoulders, he will try to stop — then let him have his foot, and he will go right along. If you want to break a horse from balking that has long been in that habit, you onglit to set a day apart for that purpose. Put him by the side of some steady horse ; have check lines on them; tie up all the traces and straps, so that there will be nothing to excite them ; do not rein them 4 50 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. up, but let them have their heads loose. Walk them about together for some time as slowly and lazily as possible ; stop often and go up to the balky horse and gentle him, but keep him just as quiet as you can. He will soon learn to start off at the word, and stop whenever you tell him. As soon as he performs right, hitch him to an empty wagon. It would be well to shorten the stay chain behind the steady horse, so that if it is neces- sary he can take the weight of the wagon the first time you start them. Do not drive but a few rods at first ; watch your balky horse closely, and if you see that he is getting excited, stop him before he stops of his own accord, caress him a little, and start again. As soon as they go well, drive them over a small hill a few times, and then over a large one, occasionally adding a little load. This process will make any horse true to pull. CHOKING, A MEANS OF SUBDUING THE HORSE. This is another method of conquering a skittish, stubborn or refractory horse. It is resorted to in cases where the measures before described fail to produce the desired effect. The principles on which the plan of choking are based, are, that you must make a powerful appeal to the intelligence of the animal by physical means before you can subdue him. Now we know that most animals, in fighting, seize each other by the throat, and that a dog thus held by his antagonist for a few minutes, on being released, is often so thoroughly cowed that no human CHOKING THE HORSE. 51 artifice can induce him to again resume the unequal contest. It is, then, reasonable to suppose that choking will have a similar effect on the horse. When it can be done without injuring the animal, it is an easy mode of subduing him, for by its opera- tion he becomes docile, and will thereafter receive any instruction which he can be made to understand. Teaching the horse, by this means, to lie down at our bidding, tends to keep him permanently gentle towards man, for it is a perpetual reminder of his subdued condition. It requires a good deal of practice to tame a horse successfully by choking ; also a nice judgment to know when he is choked sufficiently, as there is a bare possibility that he might get more than would be good for him. We advise persons not perfectly familiar with a horse to resort rather to the strapping and throwing-down process, unless the animal to be operated upon is so vicious and intractible that he cannot be cured by it. It is the fault of most peo- ple who have owned a horse to imagine that they are experts in his management ; while, on the con- trary, many professional horsemen are the very worst parties to attempt his subjugation. In practicing the choking process, retire with the animal to be operated upon into a close stable, with plenty of litter upon the floor (tanbark or sawdust is preferable). In the first place fasten up the left fore-leg with strap No. 1, (p. 36,) in such a manner that it will be permanently secured. Then take a broad strap with a buckle, or buckle-frame at the end, and 52 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. pass it around tKe neck just "back of tLe jaw-bone, in the position given in tlie engraving. Draw the strap as tight as possible, so tight as to almost arrest the horse's breathing. The strap must not be buckled, but held in this position to prevent slipping back. The animal will struggle for a few minutes, Avhen he will become perfectly quiet, overpowered by a sense of suffocation ; the veins in his head will swell ; his eyes lose their fire ; his knees totter and become weak ; a slight vertigo will ensue, and he will grow gradually exhausted. By now backing him around the stable, he will come down on his knees, in which position it is an easy matter to push him on his side, when his throat should be released. You must now operate with the horse in the same manner as described after getting him down by straps. Speak kindly to him, rub him gently the CHOKIxNG THE HORSE 53 way the hair lies, fondle him in various ways, and he will be completely subdued. You should not at- tempt to fondle him, however, until you are satisfied that he has got over the excitement which the choking caused in him. It is only necessary in ex- treme cases to repeat the operation of choking, as no horse can effectually resist its terrible effects. It should be constantly borne in mind that the operator must not be boisterous or violent, and that the greatest possible degree of kindness is abso- lutely essential. When the horse is prostrate he should be soothed until his eyes show that he has become perfectly tranquil. Another process of choking is described by the above engraving. After tying up your horse to the manger, make friends with him by some one of tlie coaxing processes heretofore given, and when you get him in tliorough good humor with vou, be2:in the 54 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. choking by seizing him on the throat near the jaw, at the same time holding on to liis mane with your left hand. When you have exhausted him suffi- ciently, let go the mane and rap him gently on the fore-legs until he lies do^m ; or you may touch him with your foot instead. After he is down, rub him gently, speak kindly to him, and as soon as he is properly composed, fondle and caress him. GENERAL RULES, AND REMARKS. In taming the horse either by choking or any of the other processes here given, the following rules should be observed: First— When forcing down the horse in either of the ways described, be careful of his neck. Do not let him fall upon that, or he may break it, as the spine of the horse is easily broken. Second— Do not force him down violently under any circumstances. The way to get him down is by patiently choking him and waiting until he goes down easily and from sheer exhaustion. Thirdly — Keep him very quiet by stroking or pat- ting him with your hand in a gentle and delicate manner, until he is entirely over the excitement wMch your operations have caused in him. You can generally tell when he is appeased by the expres- sion of his eyes. Fourthly— In backing the horse, never use violence. Hold the halter and off rein in your left hand, while managing lum to bring him down. In teaching a horse to follow you, and in curing him of kicking or biting, or balking, or indeed any TEACHING THE HORSE TO FOLLOW. 55 bad liabit, the choking operation is resorted to with equal success as in the case of taming or breaking. If he continues stubborn, you have only to repeat the operation, giving him one or two lessons a day, and in a short time he will be perfectly subdued. A young horse learns to obey quicker than an older one. When you get a horse down by any of the processes we have mentioned, a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes is ample time to keep him pros- trate for the purpose of subjugation. Breathing into a horse's nostrils when he is down is practiced by some horse-tamers, and this is undoubtedly a sooth- ing operation, as it brings you into close contact with the animal, thus giving him an opportunity of ex- amining you with his nose — a process peculiar to horses. You should always litter your stable well when you perform these operations of flooring the horse. Clean straw or tanbark, or anything to make a soft stable bottom will answer. HOW TO MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU. Turn him out into a large stable or shed, where there is no chance to get out, with a halter or bridle on. Go to him and gentle him a little ; take hold of the halter and turn him towards you, at the same time touching him lightly over the hips wdth a long whip. Lead him the length of the stable, rubbing him on the neck, saying, in a steady tone of voice, as you lead him, *' Come along, my boy !" or use his name instead of my boy, if you choose. Every time you turn, touch him slightly with the whip, to make 56 RAREY OS HORSE-TAMIAU. him step close up to jou, and then caress Iilm ^yith your hand. He will soon learn to huriy up to es- cape the whip, and be caressed, and you can make hmi follow you around without taking hold of the halter. If he should stop and turn from you, give hmi a few sharp cuts about the hind legs, and he will soon turn his head towards you, when you must always caress him. A few lessons of this kind will make him run after you, when he sees the motion of the whip_in twenty or thirty minutes he will follow you around the stable. After you have given him two or three lessons in the stable, take him in a small ot and train him; and from thence you can take him into the road, and make him follow you any- where, and run after you. TO MAKE A HORSE STA.Vn WITHOIT ITOLOrXG. After you have well broken him to follow you stand him in the center of the stable-begin at the' head to caress him, and gradually work backwards 11 he moves, gives him a cut with the whip, and put him back to the same spot from where he started 11 he stands, caress him as before, and continue gentling him in this way until you can get around him without making him move. Keep walking round him, increasing your pace, and only touch him occasionally. Enlarge your circle as you walk around, and if he then moves, give him another cut Avith the whip, and put him back to his place If he stands, go to him frequently and caress him, and then walk round him again. Do not keep him in MANAGEMENT OF SCARY HORSES. 57 one position too long at a time, but make him come to you occasionally, and follow you around the stable. Then stand him in another place, and pro- ceed as before. You should not train him more than half an hour at a time. TO PREVENT A HORSE FROM SCARING. This process is very simple. Whenever a horse scares at objects on going along the road, always stop him, and let him face the object. Lead him slowly towards it, and let him touch it with his nose. Take the pains to do this on every occasion, and it will soon break him entirely. If your horse is frightened at an umbrella, you can soon learn him to be used to that. Go into the stable with him, and first let him look at the umbrella before it is opened — let him touch it with his nose. Open it a little way, and then let him see it, and finally open it wide. By ordinary patience you can soon learn the horse to have the umbrella opened suddenly in his face, without his being afraid of it. By a simi- lar treatment you can break any horse from scaring at almost anything that may look frightful to him. If you wish to make a trial of this theory, just take a horse into the stable, and let him examine the frightful object a few minutes, after his mode of ex- amining things, and you will be perfectly satisfied. There is a singular fact connected with taming the horse that I would liave never believed if I had not tried it. If you accustom him to any particular object by showing it to him on one side, only, he will 58 RAREY ON HORSP>TAML\G. not be afi-aid wlien he sees it with the eye on that side, but he will be afraid if you approach him with it on the other side. It is therefore necessary to pacify him on both sides in all cases. After you have accustomed him to the umbrella, or whatever you may wish to make him famihar with, on his right side, repeat the operation on the left side in the same manner as if you had not approached him at all. BUNDS, OR BLINKERS. All my experience with and observation of horses, proves clearly to me that blinkers should never be used, and that the sight of the horse, for many rea- sons, should not be interfered with in any way. Horses are only fearful of objects which they do not understand, or are not familiar with, and the eye is one of the principal mediums by which this under- standing and this familiarity are brought about. The horse, on account of his very amiable nature, can be made in the course of time to bear almost anything in any shape ; but there is a quicker process of reaching his intelligence than that of wearing it into him through his skin and bones. However wild or nervous a horse may be, he can be taught in a very short time to understand and not to fear any object, however frightful in appearance. Horses can be broken in less time, and better, v.dthout blinkers ; but horses that have always worn them will notice the sudden change, and must be treated carefully the first di'ive. After that they will drive better with- BLINDS, OR BLINKERS. 59 out the blinkers than wdtli. I have proved by my own experhnents that a horse broken without blink- ers can be driven past any omnibus, cab or carriage, on a parallel line as close as it is possible for him to go, \^'ithout ever wavering or showing any disposi- tion to dodge. I have not in the last eight or ten years, constantly handling horses, both wild and nervous, ever put blinkers on any of them, and in no case have they ever shied at passing objects. The horse's eye is the life and beauty of the ani- mal, as well as the index of all his emotions. It tells the driver, in the most impressive characters, what the horse's feelings are. By it he can tell the first approach of fear in time to meet any difficulty ; he can tell if he is happy or sad, hungry or weary. The horse, too, when permitted to see, uses his eyes with great judgment. He sees better than we do. He can measure distances with his eyes better than we can, and, if allowed free use of them, would often save himself, by the quickness of his sight, from collisions when the driver would fail to do so by a timely pull of the reins. It would also save many accidents to pedestrians in the streets, as no horse will run on to any person that he can see. Blinkers are rapidly going out of use in the United States, and I have yet to find the man who, having once left them off, could ever be persuaded to put them on again. They are an unnecessary and inju- rious incumbrance to the horse, and in years hence will be a thing to be read of as one of the follies happily reformed in the nineteenth century. 60 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMIi\G. RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN FEEDING. Never give a horse whole grain. By bruising it, and wetting it with soft water, you save tliirty per cent, of its nutricious effects. Steam it in prefer- ence to wetting, if you have facihties for doing so. Feed your horse two hours before he begins his day's work. Give liim the largest feed at night. Never tie hhn up to a rack ; it is ci-uel to thus pre- vent a horse from lying down when he is tired. The best way is to take away your rack altogether, and arrange your stable so as to make it unnecessary to tie up the horse. The stable should always be dry and well littered. Never give your horse hard wa- ter to drink, if soft water is to be had. If you can- not get soft water, draw the hard water out of the well two hours before you let him diiuk it. Beans should be full a year old before they are fit to feed to horses ; they should be bruised, the same as gi-ain, not ground. Youatt recommends for horse feed, the following mixture : Cut hay, two parts ; cut straw, three pai*ts — add to this a quantity of bruised beans, oats, or other grain — wet the whole with soft water, and mix it well. Do not feed your horse too much hay, as it is not only a waste of provender, but v/hen he is put to work with an overloaded stomach it en- dangers his wind. K left to pull hay out of the rack at pleasure, a horse will eat and waste some thirty pounds a day, whereas, by cutting up his hay and mixing it with other feed, as above described, ten pounds is an ample abundance for twenty-four QUALITIES OF THE HORSE. 61 hours. Horses, when worked, should be fed three or four times a day with a mixture of hay, straw and grain, as above described. Give them their food in the manger, and be careful that it is sweet and clean. By following these rules, your horses will always be in good condition — will not have that swelled belly so peculiar to animals who are allowed to fill their stomachs with hay — and will usually enjoy good health. ^ RULES FOR PURCHASING A HORSE. When you are looking to purchase a horse, first examine the eyes well. The best judges are some- times deceived in the eyes, therefore you cannot be too careful. Clearness of the Eyes is a sure indica- tion of their goodness ; but this is not all that should be attended to : the eyelids, eyebrows, and all the other parts, must also be considered ; for many horses whose eyes appear clear and brilliant, go blind at seven or eight years old. Therefore be careful to observe whether the parts between the eyelids and the eyebrows are free from bunches, and whether the parts round the under eyelids be full, or swelled ; for these ai-e indications that the eyes will not last. When the eyes are remarkably flat, or sunk within their orbits, it is a bad sign ; also when they look dead and lifeless. The iris, or circle that suiTounds the sight of the eye, should be distinct, and of a pale, variegated, cinnamon color, for this is always a sure sign of a good eye, and it adds beauty to the appearance of the animal. 62 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. In the next place, examine the Teeth, as you would not wish to purchase an old horse, nor a very young one for service. The Feet should next be regarded ; for a horse with bad feet is like a house with a weak founda- tion, and will do little service. The feet should be smooth and tough, of a middle size, without wrinkles, and neither too hard and brittle, nor too soft ; the Heels should be firm, and not spongy and rotten ; the Frogs horny and dry ; the Soles somewhat hol- low, like the inside of a dish or bowl. Such feet will never disappoint your expectations, and such only should be chosen. Particular regard should be had to the Shoul- ders ; they should not be too much loaded, for a horse with heavy shoulders can never move well ; and on the other hand, one that has very thin shoul- ders, and a narrow chest, though he may move briskly so long as he is sound, yet he is generally weak, and easily lamed in the shoulders ; a medium should therefore be chosen. The Body, or Carcass, should neither be too small nor too large. The Back should be straight, or have only a moderate sinking below the Withers : for when the back of a horse is low, or higher be- hind than before, it is both very ugly and a sign of weakness. The back should also be a proper length. The Rihs should be large, the Flanks smooth and full, and the Hind-parts, or uppermost Haunches not higher than the shoulders. WHien the horse trots before you, observe if his haunches cover his QUALITIES OF THE HORSE. 63 fore-knecs. A horse with a short hind-quarter does not look well. The next thing to be regarded in a horse is his Windf which may be easily judged of by the motion of his flanks. A broken-winded horse also pinches in his flanks, with a very slow motion, and drops them suddenly, which may be easily perceived- Many horses breathe thick that are not broken- winded ; indeed, any horse will in foggy weather, or if foul fed, without sufficient exercise ; but if a horse has been in good keeping, and had proper exercise, and yet has these symptoms, there is some defect* either natural or accidental ; such as a narrow chest, or some cold that has affected the lungs. There are other particulars that should be ob- served in choosing a horse. If his Head be large and fleshy, and his Neck thick and gross, he will always go heavy on the hand, and therefore such should never be chosen. A horse that has his Hocks very wide, seldom moves well, and one that has them too near will chafe and cut his legs by crossing them. Fleshy-legged horses are generally subject to the Grease, and other infirmities of that kind, and there- fore should not be chosen. The Temper of a horse should be particularly attended to. Avoid a fearful horse, which you may know at first sight by his starting, crouching, or creeping, if you approach him. A hot and fretful horse is also to be avoided, but the buyer should be careful to distinguish between a hot, fretful horse, and one that is eager and craving. The former be- C4 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMING. gins to fret the moment lie is out of the stable, and continues in that humor till he has quite fatigued himself ; and the latter only endeavors to be fore- most in the field, and is truly valuable ; he has those qualities that resemble prudence and courage ; the other those of intemperate heat and rashness. A horse that goes with his fore feet low is very apt to stumble ; and there are some that go so near the ground that they stumble most on even roads ; and the dealers, to remedy to this, put heavy shoes on their feet, for the heavier a horse's shoes are, the higher he will lift his feet. Care also should be taken that the horse does not cut one leg with the other. A horse that goes near the ground will cut the low side of the fetlock joint, but one that goes high cuts below the knee, which is called the speedy cut. A horse that lifts his feet high, generally trots fast, but is not the easiest for the rider. Some horses cut with the spurn of the foot, and some with the heel ; but this you may soon perceive by their standing ; for if a horse points the front of his foot inward, he cuts with the spurn, and if outward, with the heel. These few instructions may be of use in pur- chasmg horses ; but I advise every one to get some Bxperimental knowledge of them before he trusts to his own judgment, for the dealers have so many arts to hide the defects of their horses, that the best judges are often deceived. THE END. KNO WLSON'S COMPLETE FAERIER HOI^SE DOCTOR INDEX TO CONTENTS. Back Sinews, sprain in 46 Bladder, disorders of 29 Blood Spavin 51 Bone Spavin 50 Bots and Worms 11 Broken Wind 22 Bruises of the Withers 58 Coffin Joint, sprain in 40 Cold, remedy for 3 Colic, or Gripes 7 Colic, Flatulent or Windy 7 Colic, Bilious or Inflammatory. . . 9 Convulsions 16 Corb 52 Cough and Asthma 5 Crown Scab, the 62 Cup-Bone, lameness in the 48 Farcy, or Farcin 37 Farcy, the Water 41 Feet, hurts in the 56 Fevers 17 Fever, a Compound 19 Fistula, or Bruises of the Withers 58 Founders 42 Girth-Galls, Plushes, &c 59 Glanders, the 54 Grease, the 60 Gripes, the Dry 10 Gripes, or Colic - 7 Hidebound, the 35 How to Manage a Horse on a Journey 62 Hurts in the Feet 56 Imposthumes 54 Intestines, disorders of. 27 Jaundice, or Yellows 13 Journey, how to manage on a 62 Kidneys and Bladder, disorders of 29 Knees, sprain ui 47 Lameness in the Stifle 47 Lameness in the Cup-Bone 48 Mallenders and Sallenders 52 Mange, the 35 Moulten Grease 32 Pasterns, sprain Ji 47 PoU Evil 43 Plushes from Saddles 59 Remedy for a Cold 3 Ring-Bone 52 Sallenders 52 Scouring 27 Scratches 61 Spavin, Bone 50 Spavin, Blood or Bog 51 Sprain in the Back 44 Sprain in the Shoulder 45 Sprain in the Coffin Joint 46 Sprain in the Back Sinews 46 Sprains in the Knees and Pasterns 47 Stag Evil 16 Stifle, lameness in the 47 Strangles, the 52 Surfeit 33 Swellings and Impostumes 54 Twitter-Bone 57 Warbles, Girth-Galls, &c 59 Water Farcy, the 41 ^Vhirlbone, lameness in the 48 WindgaUs 60 AYind, a Broken 22 Withers, bruises of 58 Worms and Bots 11 Wounds 55 Yellows, the 13 THE COMPLETE FARRIER, OR, HORSE DOCTOR. Remedy for a Cold. People not much accustomed to study the diseases of horses, look upon a cold as a triyial matter. But they should bear in mind that nearly the whole of the disorders to which this noble animal is liable, derive their origin from a Cold. The causes of Colds are various, but the most usual one is riding the horse until he is hot, and then suffering him to stand still exposed to the cold air ; removing him from a hot stable to a cold one ; if the horse has been high- fed, and clothed, the cold contractc^d in this manner often proves very violent ; and this is the reason why horses often catch a severe cold on their first coming out of the dealer's hands : neglecting to rub him properly down, and to rub the sweat carefully off when he comes in from a journey ; and I have known grievous disorders brought on by removing horses into a new stable before the walls and plastering were dry. Workmen are often in fault for not leaving air- holes above ; as when a horse comes into a new stable, and gathers heat, it will cause the walls and plastering to sweat very much, especially if there are no air-holes left. Many a horse has lost his eyes, and some their lives, by being put into new stables before they were dry. Symptoms. — '^Mien a horse has caught a cold, a cough will follow, and he will be heavy and dull in proportion to the severity of the disease : his eyes will be watery ; the ker- nels about his ears, and under his jaws, will swell, and a thin, mucous gleet will run from his nose. If the cold be violent, the horse will be feverish ; his flanks will heave, and he will refuse his food. The owners should be very careful to observe these last symptoms, because when they appear, and are attended with a slimy mouth, cold ears and feet, moist eyes, and a great inward soreness, there is danger of a fever, and generally of a malignant kind. But when the horse coughs strongly, and snorts after it, eats scalded bran, and drinks warm water, moves briskly in his stall, dungs and 4 THE COMPLETE FARRIER, stales freely, and without pain, his skin feels kindly, and his coat does not stare, there is no danger, nor any occasion for medicine. You should, however, bleed him, keep him warm, give him some feeds of scalded bran, and let him drink warm water. The Cure. — If the horse feels hot and refuses his meat, it will be necessary to bleed him plentifully, and to give the following drink : 2 ounces of Juice of Liquorice. 2 ounces of Salt of Tartar. 2 drams of Saffron. 2 ounces of Honey. Cut the juice small, dissolve all together in hot water, and give it nearly cold. This drink may be repeated as occasion requires, but let twenty-four hours elapse first. Or give 4 ounces of Aniseeds. 2 ounces of Liquorice Root. 1 ounce of Gum Scammony. 1 ounce of Nitre. Boil these together in three pints of water for ten or twelve minutes ; strain the liquor through a cloth ; and add two ounces of honey to it when you give it to the horse. The following ball, commonly called The Cordial Ball, is one of the best yet found out for coughs or colds. Be care- ful to get your drugs good, for this ball is of great worth in many diseases ; and few things will remove a cough or cold, or clear a horse's wind, sooner or better : Take 4 oimces of Aniseeds Powder. 4 ounces of Fenugreek. 4 ounces of Liquorice Powder. 4 ounces of Elecampane Powder. 4 ounces of Flour of Brimstone. 6 ounces of Grains of Paradise, in fine powder. 4 ounces of Liquorice, cut small, and dissolved in Wliite Wine. 1 ounce of Saffron, pounded smalL 1 ounce of Oil of Aniseeds. 8 ounces of Olive Oil 8 ounces of Honey Bray them all well together till they come into paste, and if they should be too dry, add a little more olive oil and honey. The dose is about two ounces, and may be given three or four times a day, if needful. These balls, consist- ing of warm, opening ingredients, are of great use ; and given in small quantities, about the size of a pullet's egg, will encourage a free perspiration ; but in case of a Fever, they should be given with the greatest caution. It will be of great use to put scalding-hot bran into the manger, that the horse may hold his head over it, and receive OR, HORSE nOCTOR. £) the steam up his nostrils, which will cause a running from them, and relieve him very much. I have known asarabacca, dried and rubbed to powder, and blown up the nostrils, to cause a discharge ; for when a horse has caught a violent cold, he is often troubled with a pain in his head, which a good discharge at the nose is very likely to cui-e. For the same purpose the horse should be warmly clothed, especially about the head, neck, and throat, as it has a tendency to pro- mote a running at the nostrils. By this simple method, with proper care, hot mashes, and warm water, most colds may be cured ; and as soon as the horse begins to feed heartily, and snorts after coughing, an hour's exercise every day will greatly hasten the cure. If the legs swell, and the horse be full of flesh, rowels are necessary. A Cough, and Asthma. Among all diseases to which this noble creature is sub- ject, none has given more perplexity to Farriers than a settled Cough ; indeed it too often defies all the attempts of art, and the horse frequently becomes Asthmatical, or Broken- winded. Causes. — The causes are various. Sometimes it is owing to colds imperfectly cured ; sometimes to pleurisies, or malignant fevers, which have left a taint upon the lungs or other vessels ; sometimes to small eruptions in the glands, which cause the lungs to be much larger than they ought to be, and a quantity of phlegm, and mucilaginous juices, which stuff up the glands and branches of the windpipe ; and some- times to fleshy substances engendered in the large blood vessels ; for all these things hinder a free respiration, and excite a cough. It is of the utmost importance to distin- guish one kind of cough from another, and this makes the disorder so hard to cure : for it can not be cured till the seat of the complaint be found out. K the cough be of long standing, attended with a loss of appetite, wasting of flesh, and weakness, it denotes a Con- sumption ; and that the lungs are full of knotty, hard sub- stances, called tubercles. ^\Tien a cough proceeds from phlegm, and mucilaginous matter, stuffing up the vessels of the lungs, the flanks have a sudden, quick motion : the horse breathes quick, but not ^vith his nostrils distended like one that is broken-winded ; his cough is sometimes moist, and sometimes dry and husky ; before he coughs he wheezes, and sometimes throws out o-f his nose or mouth large pieces 6 THE COMPLETE FARRIER, of white phlegm, especially after drinking, and this dis- charge generally gives very great relief. Cure. — If the horse be full of flesh, take from him a mode- rate quantity of blood. The next day give him scalded bran, and in the evening the following ball : 1 ounce of Powder of Aniseeds. 1 ounce of Liquorice Powder. 1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an ounce. Work them into a ball with Barbadoes tar. Give this ball the last thing at night, and be careful to keep the horse out of wet, and from cold water the next day. On the second morning give the following purge : 1 ounce of Barbadoes Aloes. 1 oimce of Castile Soap. ^ ounce of Powdered Ginger. 1 draiQ of Oil of Aniseeds. Bray them together in a mortar, with a little syrup of buckthorn to make them into a ball, which is to be given in the morning, and plenty of warm water, and walking exer- cise, till it be wrought off. It will not Avork the first day. In three days after, give six ounces of the Cordial ball in a little warm ale, fasting, and to fast two hours after. Repeat the Calomel ball, physic, and Cordial ball, six days after, in the same manner as before. Let the horse's hay be sweet, and his manger-meat scalded bran, with a spoonful of honey in each feed : let him have walking exercise in the open air, but be careful of wet, and of cold water. When this course has been pursued two or three times, give two or three ounces of the Cordial ball every morning. The above method will remove most Conghs, but if it fail, try the following : 1 ounce of Gum Ammoniacum, in fine powder. % ounce of Gum Galbanum, in powder. 2 drams of Saffron, brayed. 2 drams of Assafoetida,'in powder. "Work them np with honey, or Barbadoes tar, into one ball ; roll it in liquorice powder, and give it fasting, and to fast two hours after. This ball must be given every morn- ing, for six or seven times, before it can have a fair trial. In the cure of this disease, the diet should be very moderate, the usual quantity of hay should be abridged, and sprinkled with water, and the usual allowance of grain and water di- vided into several portions 5 for with these regulations in diet the disease will soon be cured ; and where it is incura- ble, the liorse will be so far recovered as to be able to do a great deal of work. OR, HORSE DOCTOR. 7 It may not be improper here to add that some young horses are subject to coughs when cutting their teeth, and their eyes are also atfected from the same cause. In these cases always bleed, and if the cough be obstinate, repeat it, and give warm mashes, which are often suiiicient alone to remove the complaint. When young horses have a cough that is caused by worms, as is often the case, such medi- cines must be given as are proper to destroy those vermin. [See Worms.] The Colic, or Gripes. The Colic proceeds from various causes ; therefore the method of cure varies ; for otherwise the medicines intended to cure it may increase it, and perhaps render it fatal. We shall, therefore, divide this disorder into three different spe- cies, and endeavor to give such plain directions for managing each, as can not fail to prove very beneficial. The three species are these :— 1. The Flatulent, or Windy Colic ; 2. Bilious, or Inflammatory Colic ; 3. The Dry Gripes. The Flatulent, or Windy Colic. Symptoms. — The horse is very restless, lying down and starting up again. He strikes his belly with his hind feet, stamps with his fore feet, and refnses his meat. When the pain is violent, he has convulsive twitches ; his eyes are turned up. and his limbs stretched out, as if dying ; and his ears and feet alternately cold ; he falls into profuse sweats, and then into cold damps ; often tries to stale, and turns his head l\-equently to his flanks ; he then falls down, rolls about. and often turns on his back. This last symptom proceeds from a stoppage of urine, which generally attends this spe- cies of colic, and may be increased by a load of dung press- ing on the neck of the bladder. Causes. — This disease often proceeds from catching cold by drinking cold water when hot, and the perspirable mat- ter is by that means thrown upon the bowels, which causes them to distend violently, and sometimes brings on an inflam- mation in the small intestines, when the body begins to swell, and the cure is despaired of Cube. — The first thing to be done is to empty the straight gut with a small hand dipped in oil. This frequently gives room for the wind, before confined in the bowels, to discharge itself; and, by taking off the weight that pressed upon the neck of the bladder, the suppression of urine is removed, 8 THE COMPLETE FARRIER, upon which the horse immediately stales, and becomes much easier. If the horse be young, and full of blood, it will be proper to take a sufficient quantity of blood from the neck. When these purgative operations have been performed, the following may be given, as it seldom fails to give relief : 4 ounces of Tincture of Senna, or Daflfy's Elixir. 6 drams of Tincture of Opium. 1 dram of Oil of Juniper. 8 ounces of Juniper Berries, bruised. Put one quart of boiling water on the juniper berries, let them stand a few minutes, strain it off, put all together, and give them to the horse. If he does not find relief soon after taking this dose, both by staling and breaking wind, it is doubtful whether he will receive any benefit from it ; so you must prepare the follow- ing clyster for him as soon as you can : Take 4 ounces of Camomile Flowers. 2 ounces each of Aniseeds, Fennel and Coriander. Boil them in one quart of water, and add 2 ounces of Cas- tile Soap, cut small, while the water is hot, that the soap may dissolve. Give it blood warm. During the fit the horse may be walked about, or trotted a little, but should by no means be harrassed, or driven about till he is jaded. If no better, give the following : 2 drams of Camphor. 1 dram of Pellitory of Spain. 2 ounces of Ginger Powder. 3 gills of Holland Gin. If the horse sweat much at times, and then falls into cold sweats, give four ounces of mithridate, in three gills of Hol- land gin, and repeat the clyster. If the disorder continue three or four hours, give one ounce of tincture of opium, in three gills of Holland gin. When the horse begins to reco- ver, he will lie quiet, without starting and trembling ; and if he continues in this quiet state an hour, you may conclude that the danger is over. Dress him dovra well, and give him a small quantity of warm water, if he will drink it : bed him down well, cover him to keep him warm, and then leave him to get a little rest. You must consider that the disorder has left a little soreness on him, both within and without ; there- fore, make him a little gruel, with a pint of red wine in it ; and if any skin be knocked off about his eyes, or his huek- bones, rub it with the wash recommended for braises. Sometimes the Colic is received into the stomach, and does not act so violently, nor cause the horse's pains to be so strong. You may best judge of this by his motions. He OR, UOESE DOCTOR. 9 will draw his four feet together, lay himself down, stretch out his feet and head, throw his head back, and often put his nose to his chest ; after standing a little, he will lie down again as before. When the colic is easier, he will lie for an hour or more together, with his feet stretched out and his head thrown back, or with his nose upon his ribs. This is caused by bad feed, or bad water, or both : some- times by drinking hard water Avhen hot, or by a change from soft grit water to limestone or iron water, or by the break of a storm. I have had five or six horses under my care in this disorder in one day, at the break of a frost, by drinking ice or snow water. Sour grains, sour grass, dry meal, dust, bad hay, and many other things cause this disorder. Give the following, which is almost a certain cure in two hours • 1 oiuice of Spirits of Sweet Nitre. 1 ounce of Spirits of Nitre 1 ounce of Tincture of Opium. 1 ounce of Sweet Oil. All to be given together in a gill of warm ale. Bed the horse well down, and leave him that he may get a little sleep, after which he will get up and feed. This is one of the best medicines that has yet been found out. It has saved hundreds of hoi-ses, and will save hundreds more if rightly applied. The Bilious or Inflammatory Colic. Symptoms. — This kind of Colic, besides most of the symp toms of the former, is attended with a fever, great heat, pant ing, and dryness of the mouth. The horse also generally parts Avith a little loose dung, and a little scalding-hot water ; which, when it appears blackish, or reddish, indicates an ap- proaching mortification. Take 3 ounces of Senna. 1 ounce of Salt of Tartar. Infuse fhcm in a quart of boiling water an hour — strain, and add 2 ounces of Lenitive Electuaiy. 4 ounces of Glauber's Salt. Mix when hot. If the disorder be not removed by the above medicine, but, on the contrary, the fever and inflammation continue to increase, attended with a discharge of fle.sh-colored matter, the event -will probably be fatal ; and the only medicine likely to prevent it, is a strong decoction of Jesuit's bark, a pint of which may be given every three hours, mixed with a gill of red port wine ; or you may give one ounce of the powder of bark with the wine. Or, if these can not be got easily, give four ounces of tincture of rhubarb in three gills 10 THE COMPLETE FARRIER, of red port wine. Also give a clyster every two hours, made of two new-laid eggs, well broken, and two ounces of mo- lasses, in one quart of milk. Give it warm. If the horse recover, it will be proper to give him a gentle purge or two in a week after. Take 1 oimoe of Rhubarb, in Powder. Ml ounce of Jalap, do. "Work them up into a ball with syrup of buckthorn, and give it to the horse, with warm water to work it oflF. The Dry Gripes. Symptoms. — This disorder mostly proceeds from costive- ness, and is discovered by the horse's frequent and fruitlesa attempts to dung, the blackness and hardness of the dung, the frequent motion of his tail, the high color of his urine, and his great uneasiness. Cure. — The first thing to be done is to draw the dung out of the fundament, with a, small hand, as far as you can reach, and then give the following : 4 ounces of Castor Oil. 4 ounces of Tincture of Senna. l^ ounce of OH of Juniper. Give them all together, and then the following clyster : Boil in a quart of water a handful each of Camomile Flowers and Marshmallows. Strain off and add 2 ounces of Linseed Oil, or Pale Oil. If the horse do not mend, repeat both the di'ink and the clyster. During this disorder the horse must not have any dry food ; but boiled linseed and scalded bran, with warm water to drink. Gentle walking exercise is a great means to cause the physic to work ; but be careful of cold. From the account that I have given of the different species of the Colic, the reader will be abundantly convinced how necessary it is to be acquainted with each, that he may be able to give proper medicines and to relieve the creature's excruciating pains. He should carefully avoid all hot, vio- lent medicines, which always prove hurtful in every species of this disorder, and frequently fatal. Nor is it any wonder that horses treated in that manner should die, for such medi- cines stimulate the neck of the bladder, augment the heat of the blood, before much too great, and inflame the bowels, by which a mortification is brought on, and the horse is lost by the very means used for his recovery- OR, HORSE DOCTOR. H Sharp fits of the Gravel are sometimes taken for the Colic ; but should this happen, the drink recommended for the Colic will also be proper for the Gravel. Worms and Bots. Horses are subject to five sorts of worms, and perhaps to many more, but I shall only describe three, which are the most common. The worst sort to destroy are long, round worms, resembling earth-worms, but smaller at the tail ; they have a seam all the length of their bodies, and are very hard : these are called Round Worms. The next are small worms, about the size of a sewing needle ; they have red- dish flat heads, having nine feet on each side, and are called Ascarides : these are also very troublesome to horses. The third sort are short, thick worms, called Bots : their seat is mostly at the stomach, but when horses get any food that they are fond of, they fill themselves so full, that they lose their hold, and come along with the dung to the fundament, and there catch hold and stick to the end gut, partly out of the horse ; this happens mostly in Spring, when they get the juice of fresh grass. It is well known that horses which have many worms can never thrive, or carry much flesh. If the breeding of these vermin were prevented, it would add much to the strength of the horse ; and it might be done by giving him a decoc- tion of bitter herbs, such as wormwood, in Spring. It may be boiled, or steeped in hot water, and given two or three times a week. Or a decoction of wormwood, buck-bean, gentian root, and camomile flowers, of each a large handful, boiled in a sufficient quantity of water, and given as above, will answer the end. Symptoms. — The symptoms which indicate worms are vari- ous, as the animals are different, and seated in different parts of the body. When the Bots are seated in the straight gut, they are never dangerous, but are often thrust out with the dung. They generally come in the months of May and June, and scarcely ever continue in a horse above a fortnight. But when they breed in the stomach, they often cause convul- sions, and even death. The Bots that breed in the stomach are about the size of a large maggot, composed of circular rings, and have little, sharp, prickly feet along the sides of their bellies, by means of which they fasten themselves to the part from whence they derive their nourishment, to pre- vent their being loosed from such adhesion before they come to maturity ; and as they drain the coats of the stomach like 12 THE COMPLETK KAr.RlER, leeches, it is no wonder that they often throw the horse into convulsions, which terminate in death, unless the cause be removed. The violent agonies of the creature are the only indications of their existence. The other kinds of worms are more troublesome than dangerous, and are discovered by the foUo^dng signs : There is a white fur on the end of the straight gut ; the horse is lean and jaded ; his coat is rough and staring ; and if you rub your hand backward on the hair, a white scurf will rise, as if he had been surfeited ; and though he eats with a remarkable appetite, he does not thrive. He often strikes his hind feet against his belly, and is sometimes griped, but without the violent pains that attend the colic, or stranguary ; for he never rolls or tum- bles, but is uneasy, often laying himself down quietly on his belly for a little while, and then rising and beginning to feed. But the surest symptom is when the horse voids the worms with his dung. The way these creatures get into the stomach is curious. AVhile the horse is feeding, the bot-fly lights on his side in a place convenient to the animal's mouth. He then stings the horse and flies away. The horse naturally turns his head and throws his mouth to the place Avhich has been stung— the eggs adhere to his lips, and in this way are taken into the stomach, where they hatch into worms, which instantly fasten themselves to the coats of the stomach. Keeping a horse well curried and brushed, and keeping him in stable during the fly-bot season, will often prevent the disease. CcRE. — Many medicines have been given to destroy these vermin, without knowledge or judgment, and even contrary to common reason. Some give coarse sugar for that pur- pose, but, in my opinion it will rather increase than destroy them ; although a few wll fill themselves so full as to lose their hold, and come away with the dung. Take 1 ounce of Socotrme Aloes. 1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an ounce. 1 dram of Oil of Aniseeds. 2 drams of Powdered Ginger. Vi ounce of Syrup of Buckthorn. Beat all up together in a mortar till the Aloes are well broken, and the whole is brought into a paste ; which give in the morning, fasting, and to fast one hour after ; also give warm water, and walking exercise, till -vn'ought off. It will not work the first day. Be careful that the horse be open in his body before you give the ball. In grass time you will have nothing more to do than to give it, and to put the horse OR, HORSE DOCTOR. 13 where he can get water. This dose is for a pretty strong horse, so you must add or diminish according to size. This dose must be repeated as need requires, but not within seven days. It will destroy most kind of worms ; but the hard round worms require different treatment, as they are the worst of any to get rid of To destroy them give the following : 1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an ounce. 6 drams of Jalap. 6 drams of Rhubarb, in powder. Wrought up into a paste with conserve, or honey ; and two days after give the following : 1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an ounce. 1 ounce of dried Foxglove Leaves, powdered. Mi ounce of Worai Sued, powdered. 1 ounce of Jalap, in powder. To be given in three gills of malt liquor from the mash- tub. K the above be given every week for three weeks together, you may be sure that most of the vermin will be expelled. If the medicines be given in the house, let the food be light and opening, and warm water for two days, with walking exercise. I advise all who have horses troubled with worms, to give savin, dried and powdered, before they give the worm phy- sic. If one ounce a day be given for a week before, in a mash of bran, it will be much better. The above ball is good for many disorders besides worms. The Yellows, or Jaundice. This disorder is very common in horses, and sometimes it is either unknown, or overlooked, till it gets much worse to cure. A young horse is easily cured, but an old one is bad to cure. Some people may say, Hoio can a horse luive the Jaundice, when he has no gall-bladder ? I answer. Though he has no gall-bladder in sight, he has a large vessel in the liver which answers the same eiid. We may here observe, the han- diwork of God in placing a horse's gall-bladder differently from those of other animals, when we consider that the horse is the swiftest and most laborious creature in the world ; so that if the gall-bladder had been placed on the liver, it would always have been exposed to injuries. Symptoms. — The white of the eyes is yellow, also the inside of the mouth, the tongue, and the bars in the mouth, are of a dusky yellow ; the horse is dull, and refuses all kinds of food ; a slow fever is perceived, which increases with the 14 THE COMPLETE FAREIKK, yellowness ; the dung is often hard and dry, and of a pale yellow color ; the urine is commonly of a dark, dirty brown, and when it has settled, sometimes looks like blood : the horse stales with pain and difficulty ; and, if the disorder is not checked, becomes in a short time unable to stir about. When this disease gets strong hold of a horse before proper medicines are applied, it is often fatal, or it brings on some other disorder as bad, or worse than itself. Cure. — Bleed plentifully, and as this disease is always at- tended by a costive habit of body, it will be proper to give a clyster or two before you give the physic. A clyster may be made of one ounce of camomile flowers, boiled in a quart of water with two ounces of Castile soap. Then give the following ball : 4 drams of Indian Rhubarb. 2 drams of Salfron, 6 drams of Socotrine Aloes. 1 ounce of Castile Soap. To be brayed in a mortar with a little syrup of buckthorn, and made into two balls ; one to be given the last thing at night, and the other the first thing in the morning ; and give plenty of warm water to work them off. If the disease is obstinate and will not yield to the above, give the follow- ing ball : 1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an ounce. 1 ounce of Barbadoes Aloes. 1 ounce of Venice Soap. 1 ounce of Tunueric. 1 dram of Oil of Juniper. All to be brayed in a mortar with a little syrup of buck- thorn, and made into two balls ; one to be given at night, and the other in the morning, with plenty of warm water, and walking exercise till wrought off. If the horse is better after the fii'st medicine, repeat it, for it is much safer than the last ; but if not, the last may be given, and repeated as need requires ; but be careful not to give it in less than six days distance. If, after giving one dose of the last ball, you give the fol- lowing powders every day in celantine tea, if it can be got, or in warm ale, you will find them very useful in removing the complaint. 2 ounces of Salts of Tartar. 1 ounce of -irEthiop's Mineral. 2 ounces of Turmeric. These powders are proper to be given after either of the former doses. OR, HORSE DOCTOR. \^ The Staggers. This disease is caused by the liyer making blood so fast that the cavity of the heart is overloaded and the blood flies up the neck vein till the head is overloaded too ; and if re- lief can not be obtained, the horse soon dies. Symptoms. — The most common are, drowsiness, watery and somewhat full and inflamed eyes, a disposition to reel, fee- bleness, a bad appetite, the head generally hanging down, or resting on the manger. There is little or no fever, and the dung and urine are very little altered. The horse soon begins to reel, and falls down, and sometimes is so outra- geous as to bite every thing in his way. Cure. — In the first place, bleed him well as soon as you possibly can, by striking the veins in several places at once, and taking away four or five quarts at one time ; and, in order to raise up his head and shoulders, support them with plenty of straw. If he survive the first fit, cut several rowels, give him clysters at night and morning, made of bar- ley-water and a little sweet oil and salt ; and blow up his nostrils a little Cayenne pepper, or white hellebore. Also give him 4 drams of Bark. 16 grains of Turbeth Mineral. 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Cards, I>('cc, and Dom- inoes ; how to tell future events by Psalmistry on the lines of the hands, by moles on the body, by the face, nails, and shape of the head ; how to find where to dig for water, coal, and all kinds of metals, with the celebrated Divining Pv-ou ; Charms to make your Sweetheart love you, to make your Dover pop the question ; together with Twenty Ways of Telling Fortunes on Kew Year's Eve. This book contains 1-14 pages, and is bound in pasteboard sides with cloth back. It is illustrated with numerous Engravings, showing how to hold the Divining Rod, how to lay out Cards when you Tell For- tunes, how to tell the names of your intended "Wife or Husband by the charm of the Key and Book, etc. This book also contains a large Colored Lithographic Engraving of the Golden Vt'heel, which folds up. It is the cheapest on our list - PriCG 25 cts. Chesterfield's Letter-Vriter and Complete Book of Etiquette; or, Concise Systematic Directions for Arranging and Writing Letters. Also, Model Correspondence in Friendship and Business, and a great variety of Model Love Letters. If any lady or gentleman desires to know how to begin a Love Correspondence, this is just the book they want; If they wish to speak their minds to a tardy, a bashful, or a careless or indifferent lover, or sweetheart, this book tells exactly how it should be done. This work is also a Complete Bonk of Eti- quette. \'ou will find more real information in this book than iu half-a-dozen volumes of the more expensive ones. It is emphat- ically a bouk for the million, and one which every young person should have. As it contains Etiquette for Ladies, as well as for Gen- tlem.en — Etiquette of Courtship and Marriage — Etiquette for writing Love Letters, and all that sort of thing, it is an appropriate bof^k to present to a lady. This book contains 136 pages, and is bound in pasteboard sides, with cloth back Price 25 ctS, Le Marchand's Fortune-Teller and Drf am-Book. A complete in- terpretation to all questions upon the diflerent events and situations of life; but more especially relating to Love, Courtship and Mar- riage. Containing the significations of all the various Dreams, together with numerous other methods of foretelling future events. By Madam Le Marchand, the celebrated Parisian Fortune- Teller Price 25 Cts. 100 Tricks With Cards. J- H. Green, the Reformed Gambler, has just authorized the publication of a new edition of his book entitled, ♦'Gamblers' Tricks with Cards Exposed and Explained." This is a book of 96 pages, and it exposes and explains all the mysteries of the Gambling Tables. It is interesting not only to those who play, but to those who do not. Old Players will gxt some new ideas from this curious book Price 25 cts. Laughing Gas. -A-n Encycloprcdia of "VTit, "Wisdom, and "Wind. By Sam Slick, ,Tr. Comically illustrated with 100 original and laugh- able Engravings, and nearly 500 side-extending Jokes, and other things to get fat on ; and the best of it is, that every thing about the book is new and fresh— all new— new designs, new stories, new type — no comic almanac stuff. It will be found a complete antidote to "hard times" Price 25 Cts. Send cash orders to Dick & Fitzgrerald, IB Ann St., "N. Y. 1 _ 8 Contents of Dick & Fitzgerald's Dime Song Books. TONY PASTOR'S UNION SONG BOOK. CONTENTS : '< Any other Man" The Monitor and I^Ierrimac As I went Walking on ; or, a Trip The New Balhui of Lord Lovell through. Broadway The New England Boys A "Warmer The New Whack Row de Dow Couldn't see the Point The Peaceful Battle of Manassas " Freemen, Rally" The Poor Old Worn-out Traitor How are you, " Hold Hingland? The Standard of Freedom Hunkey Boy is Yankee Doodle March for the Union The Union Big Thing on Ice The Union Bridge McFay on McClellan The Union Train Oil England's Position The Union Volunteers Old Johnny Bull has raised his Ire The Yankee's Escape from Secesh Onward March to Victory Things I Do Like to See Oar Four-and-Thirty Stars Tony's Great Union Speech Sumter, the Shrine of the Nation To the Girl I left Behind That Southern Wagon Uncle Sam in for the Union, and out That's what's the Matter, No. 1 against Disunion " No. 2 Uncle Sam " Under Weigh" The Confederate Carnival Union Speech, No. 2 The Fall of Lander We are Marching to the War The Fishball Musketeer Whack Row de Dow, (new version) The Irish Volunteer Wiien this Old Hat was New The March of the Union Ye Sons of Columbia Copies mailed to any address in the United States, free of postage ' upon receipt of ten cents. BOB HART'S PLANTATION SONGSTER, 1 CONTENTS : , African Statues Hart's "Original Burlesque Speech" Adventures on Staten Island Jetf Davis's Dream | AdolphusSnow Joe Bowers | Around the Horn Little Pigs Abraham Browti Mount Vernon Bride of Rinaldo Mickey's Gone Away Bryan O'Lynn, (new version) Negro Lecture Come Jeff, Come " Stump Speech Cruelty to Johnny Private Maguire Con Donahue Patriotic Song Charcoal Man Peter Gray Can't Stand the Press, (new version) Peanut Girl Deceitful Maiden [Speech" Putting on Airs Dat's What's the Matter. *' Stump Rip, Tare, my Johnny Disappointed Lovyer Radish Girl Down the River Row the Boat Dutchman's Shanty Soap- Fat Man Encore Verses, " Sally, come Up" Sally come Up Freezing Bed-Fellow The Three Black Crows Farmer's Daughter The Gabble Family Gray Mare The Dog is Dead Get Up and Git The Groceryman Gay Cavalier Uncle Snow Goose Hangs High, (new version) Union Bong Gay City Conductor Young Bob Ridley Ham Fat Man Young Volunteer Happy Contraband Van Amburgh'3 Menagerie] Home in Ken tuck Copies mailed to any address in the United Stfites, free of postage, upon receipt of ten cents. Contents of Dick Sc Fitz.gerald's Dime Song Books. THE DOUBLE QUICK COMIC SONGSTER. A Hit on the Misses New Patent Song on the New A Mug of Ale Patents A Drop of Good Whisky Nannie of the Lane A Full Hand Old Erin's Shillelah A Row with my Sweetheart Othello and Desdcmona Con Connery's Consolation Stick a pill dere, Brutider Horace Don't Poke your Snout in a Fam- That's the way to do it ily Quarrel The Ladies all arc Ilunky Critters Drums and Drumsticks The Ragged Man with the Soap Der Lager Bier Fat Can Fancy Barkeeper Gobble 0' Gobble and the Hogs The Wonderful March of Intellect The Married Man Go the Whole Pig Tinker Joe Hans Dietchkrappenhieter The Man in the Moon and the Have Patience, Joshua Planet Venus I'm going to fight mit Sigel The Act Yot's Kind I'd be a Jackass The Man that couldn't get Fat Joe Bowers' Sister Kitty The Learned Surgeon Jack at the Play The Butcher of Washington Market Xiove, with an Eye on the Pocket The Merry Medley Lannigan's Ball The Plague of all Plagues Mr. Brown the Astonishing The Killing of Time MoUy the Fair Veil, vot of it Worry mysterious BILLY BIRCH'S ETB [lOPIAN SONGSTER. A Cot by Como's Lake Paddy McFadden Annie, we Have Parted Rock me to Sleep, Mother A Subject on Heads Billy Nubbs Spirits in the Corn Soap Fat Man Banjo Duet Sally, Come Up Cum Plung Gum Smiggy McGlural Courtship and Matrimony Snow- Shoeing with the Girls Columbia to John Bull The Stage Driver Dear Mother, I'll come Homo again The Pop-Corn Man Dennis O'Blarney Tlie New Play Ground Down at de Barbecue The Dandy Broadway Swell i Gideon's Band The Charcoal Man 1 Good Bye Little May The Old Bog Hole i He Loved His Martha Jane The Rat-Catcher's Daughter Hark ! I Hear an Angel Sing The Vorkhouse Boy : High, Low, Jack The City Beau 1 Happy Land of Canaan i Impulsive Oration The Shop Gals The Pike County Rose Johnny Sands The Unhappy Lawyer 1 Let Her Rip The Boot Black Lieutenant Luff The Tale of a Hat i My Love, He is a Salieur Boy The Chairman's Health ! Next Election Day The Candle Maker's Daughter i Number One The Death of Billy Barlow New Relics for Barnum's Museum The Love of Later Years Oh! Let Me Dream of Former The Gay Young Gambeleer - Years The Ladies' Sewing Society Oh ! I'se a Shipwrecked Mariner The Low Neck'd Dress Paddy Conner's College Tale of a Shkt Parody on the " Cavalier " Tim Queer Copies mailed to any address in the United States, free of postage, upon receipt of ten cents. . _:i Contents of Dick it Fitzg eralds Dime Song: Books. j CHRISTY'S NEW SONGSTER AND BLACK JOKER Acting upon Your Own Conviction Parsing Ain't I Eight, ell I Plantation Medley Alabam Again Poem on Bees Annie Lisle Query An Expensive Candlestick Rock Me to Sleep, Mother Astronomical Sally Jones A Penny for your Thoughts Shall we Know each other There ! A Sermon Stump Speech •A Ride I once was Taking Successful A Toast Sweet Love, Forget Me Not Bad News The Crow Family Better Times are Coming Tne Three Crows ' Burlesque Stump Oration The Darky's Home Burlesque Political The Barber Canaan The Peanut Stand Dat's What's de Matter The Baby Show De Pretty Yaller Gals The Raw Recruits Der Bold Privateer The Widow's Victim Ginger Blue Uncle Sam's Cooks Going a journey Uncle Sam Horror Uncle Snow I will be True to Thee Vegetable Poetry Jenny's coming o'er the Green Was my Brother in the Battle 1 Kingdom Coming Weighing the Question Money a Hard Thing to Borrow We'll gib de White Folks a Concert '' Mother's Love is True " Why have my Loved Ones Gone ? ' My iSTative Town Yaller Dine Our Union Xone can Sever You Ought to see us Kitin TOUCH THE ELBOW SONGSTER li A Xew Yankee Doodle Rock Me to Sleep, Mother "BuUv," "Crapeau," and "Bear" Starry Bnnner Ball's Bluff Shall" we give them a Broadside Bould Sojer Boy The Union Comrades Touch the Elbow (music) The Happy Land of Canaan Camp Song The Order of the Day Ellsworth Avengers The Patriot's Hymn Eling oiit the Banner of the Eree The Port RoyalDance The Seed of '76 Eelonous Eioyd Gideon's Baud The Red, White, and Blue Glory Hallelujah. The Monitor and Merrimac Gwine to Run aU K^ight The Patriot Mother's Dying Advice ! Hold on, Abrnham The Army of Liberty Hail to the Elag The Captain of the Gun. Hear us, Father, Save our Land The War Slogan Happy are we To-night They Gather! They Gather ! John Bull and Brotlier Jonathan True Men are Marching On Johnny is gone for a Soldier The Men of the Cumberland Kentucky War Song The Sword Bearer Marchintf Along The Union Soldier Mickey O'Flahertv'soff for a Soldier The Boys of the Irish Brigade Maryland, Marvland The Bivouac McClellan, the Choice of the ISTation The Armv and the Navy Kcw War Song of the " G9th " The Girl I Left Behind Me National Song Uncle Sara Our OTivn Elag Uncle Sam and Jeff. Davis Our Men arc Marching On We are coming. Father Abraham j Rally Round the Flag We see the Gallant Streamer yet j Copies mailed to any address in the United States, free of postage, upon receipt of ten cents. THE LITTLE MAC SONGSTER -contents- A Question for OlScers. Advertisiug for a "Wife. Anything Green. A Uroth of a Boy. Bits of Wit. Billy was a Butclier Boy. Buchaiian, lie Sato iu tb.c TTliite House Chair. Columbia ! the Hope of the "World I Columbia shall AVeat'lier the Storm. Cokimbia, Land of rreedom's Birth. Codfish Balls. De Shoemaker's Boy. Dat's whar de Hen Scratches Dates of First Things, For the Flag of his Country, he died Gallant " Little Mac." Helm and Blade. II Trovatore. I "Wish I had a Fat Contract. Jeff Davis. Let Her E,ip, Long Live McClellan. "Little Mac." Meagher is I^eading the Irish Bri- gade. My Own Native Land. McClellan the Hope of the Nation. Manhood's Diploma. My I'ather's Gun. New "Marching Along." New Cui-iocity Shop. Our Fifer Boy. Our Yankee Generals. Our own Flag of Green. Oh ! "Wonderful Man I Playing Billiards. Shakspeare on " Little Mac." " Stonewall," the Bash. So Foi-th, and So On. The Union Volunteers. The Irish Volunteers l^Tife- The Confidence Man. The Union Hand of Trumps, The Men of the "69th." The Dayg cf "Washington. The Pretty Girl selling Hot Com. The Keg of Whiskey, Oh I The Skeleton Caval!'y. The Three Legged Stool. The Excelsior John Brown. The Furloughed Soldier. The Sword of Bunker Hill. The Marseilles Hymn. The Standard Bearer. Tom Brown. Union Boys ! stand to your Guns. Up 1 Comrades, up ! Undaunted in Peril. We won't go Home till Morning. When he Comes Back all Glorious. Yankee Doodle — " New" -^-^-^ 'HE TENT AKD FORECASTLE S0I^GSTER.-€onteni8: Abram's Band. Annie Lislie's Lovyer's Lament. A Light at your Nose . Ben Backstay, the Boatswain. Courage, Mother, I'm Going. Dickey Dip, the Oilman. B:>nnvbrook Fair. Bats Wot de "Ledger" says. Gillhooly, the Brave, and M'Guf- fin, the Fair. Hail to Columbia. Looney is Gone. Lord & Taylor's Shopman. Lands for the Landless. My Fancy Pants. Mr. Foote, Mr. Head, and Jliss Boddy. Mickey Magee ; or, tail of my Coat. No Grog in the Navy. New Gideon's Band. On with Our Flag. Old Nick in New York. Our Boarding House. Patrick 'Shannon. Pat and the Dutchman, Parody on '> Ever of Thee" Beefing the Breakers. Scraps of Fun. The Army and Navy. The New Tax Bill. The Female Recruiting Sergeant. The Wonderful Sword. Thelrish Volunteers. The Broadway Dandy. The Peanut Stand. The Unfortunate Housekeeper. The Sailor's Pride. The King of Otaheite. The Knock-Kneed Tailor. The Mighty Apple Pudding. The Widdy McGinncss's BaiEe. The American Tar. The Fancy Peeler. The Beautiful Boy. The Dutchman's Experience. The Union. To my Old Dudheen. When a Lad, with my Dad. Copies lAUed to any address in the United States, free of postage, on receipt often cents. The Heart and Home Songster ; Containing a Choice Collection of Songs of the Affections, and embracing all the most Popu- lar and Fashionable Comic, Convivial, Moral, Sentimental and Patriotic Songs. CONTENTS: Auld Lang Syno. A Thousand a Year. A "Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea. Angels' "Whisper. Beauty and Time- Beggar Girl. Beautiful Venice. Come live with me and be my love. Castles in the Air. Do they think of me at home Dame Margery. Dear Summer Morn. Dearest, then, I'll love thee more. Eulalie. Farewell ! old Cottage. Father Malloy. Forget Thee. Good- Night! Farewell. Gaffer Grey. Hearts and Homes. Happy be thy Dreams. Home, Sweet Home. In Happy Moments. I'm Afloat ! I'm Afloat 1 I love the merry Sunshine. I cannot mind my Wheel, Mother. I dreamt that I dwelt in Marble Halls I am a Friar of Orders Grey. In the Days when I was Hard Up. John Anderson, my Jo. Larboard Watch. No one to Love. Oh ! Sister dear. Oh ! I'm a Jolly Bachelor. Oft in the Stilly Night. O, Norah my Darling. Oh ! Let me like a Soldier fall. Pretty Maid milking her Cow. Rock me to Sleep, Mother, (only complete version. Robin Ruff and Gaffer Green. Biding in a Rail Road Keer. Simon the Cellarer. Still in my Dreams thou'rt near. The Blind Girl. Three Fishers went Sailing. The Bell Ringer. The Miller of the Dee. The American Boy. There was a Jolly Miller. The Old Church Bell. The Captain. The Jolly Fat Friar. The Gay Cavalier. The Female Auctioneer. The Pilot. The Song of Blanch Alpen Tho Marseilles Hymn. The Skater's Song. The Monks of Old. The Power of Love. The Cow and the Ass. The Sea, the Sea, the Open Sea. 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