. "Centaur" : or The "turn out," a practical treatise on the (humane) management of horses, either in harness, saddle, or stable; with hints respecting the harness-room, coach-house, &c. Horses; Horsemanship. OH, The Turn Out, 133 EFFECT OF MUSIC UPON THE HORSE. ** Hark 1 'tis the Indian ;. VERYWHERE the horse Is recognized as the most useful of the servants of man, and it yields in intelligence to the do^ alone In the early ages of the world, the horse seems to have been devoted to the purposes of war and pleasure; but its beauty and strength and tractability
. "Centaur" : or The "turn out," a practical treatise on the (humane) management of horses, either in harness, saddle, or stable; with hints respecting the harness-room, coach-house, &c. Horses; Horsemanship. OH, The Turn Out, 133 EFFECT OF MUSIC UPON THE HORSE. ** Hark 1 'tis the Indian ;. VERYWHERE the horse Is recognized as the most useful of the servants of man, and it yields in intelligence to the do^ alone In the early ages of the world, the horse seems to have been devoted to the purposes of war and pleasure; but its beauty and strength and tractability have now connected it, directly or in- directly, with all the purposes of life. If it differs in different countries in form and size, it is from the influence of climate and cultivation, but otherwise, from the war horse—as it is depicted on the friezes of ancient' temples—to the stately charger of Holsten, or from the fleet and beautiful Arabian to the diminutive Shetlander, there is an evident similarity of form and origin. Of course, in training the horse for military purposes, it is necessary that it should understand the various bugle sounds or calls, and it is astonishing how quickly these are recog- nized and understood by the horse, who appears never to forget them. It is related that a milkman once stepped from his cart to supply a customer with milk, and just as he did so the bugle of a cavalry regiment that was being drilled in a public park near, sounded, and away bolted the horse, drawing cart and milk cans behind it. In vain the milkman screamed and yelled, and in vain the pedestrians attempted to stop the runaway, but its martial ardour, having been inflamed by the well-remembered bup;le call, it brooked no opposition, and suffered no obstacle to impede its course, till it found itsell in the ranks of its old companions-in-arms, where its comical. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for
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