Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1881 — How to Treat a Frightened Horse. [ARTICLE]

How to Treat a Frightened Horse.

A man who has had much experience I m managing horses, says : “ Whenever nevous horsemen notice their horse directing his ear to any point whatever, or indicating the slightest disposition to liecome afraid, let them, instead of pulling the reins to bring the horse toward the object causing its nervousness, puli upon the other side. This will instantly divert the attention of the horse from the object which is exciting his suspicion, and in ninety-nine cases out of 100 the horse will pay no m< re attep-

tion to the object, from which he will fly away if forcibly driven to it by pulling on the wrong rein. The practice mpst persons have of forcing a horse up to the object frightening is dangerous and useless. ”