Monday, December 10, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield,Illinois on Wednesday, March 7, 1849
You may make any horse follow you in ten minutes; go to the horse, rub his face, jaw and chin, leading him about, saying to him. “come along,” a constant tone is necessary. By taking him away from other persons and horses, repeat the rubbing, leading and stopping. Sometimes turn him around, all ways and […]
Saturday, December 8, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, March 16, 1848
This singular personage, says a late Nashville paper, has been in this city for several days, and his wonderful skill in the management and taming of horses hundreds can testify. A few experiments that I saw with my own eyes would satisfy the most incredulous. A few days since, in front of the Union Hall, […]
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Saturday, July 13, 1833
A coachman in England was lately, kissing his favorite horse, when the animal, wishing to return his fondness ten fold bit off his nose and swallowed it.
Friday, November 30, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Sunday, August 20, 1843
A moving incident, illustrative of the extraordinary strength, as well as the attachment of the Arab horses, is given by Lamartine, in his beautiful travels in the East: “An Arab Chief, with his tribe, had attacked in the night a caravan of Damascus, and plundered it; when loaded with their spoils, however, the robbers were […]
Friday, November 30, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, November 7, 1874
The contractors engaged on the Boston water-works, had a valuable cart-horse injured some time ago. The animal was led home to the stable, where about fifty horses were generally kept. The hostler had a water spaniel, who for some months had been among the horses in the stable, living on great terms of intimacy with […]
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Tuesday, November 27, 1849
The following fact occurred yesterday: A beautiful and high spirited horse would never allow a shoe to be put on his feet, or any person to handle his feet, without a resort to every species of power and means to control him. At one time he was nearly crippled by being put in the stocks; […]
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Thursday, April 6, 1843
A few days ago, a valuable carriage horse of mine, took suddenly ill on a journey. A professed farrier of the village in which I was compelled to stop, advised bleeding in the mouth, which was done accordingly. But unfortunately, after the animal bled more than a gallon, it was found impossible to stop the […]
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Published in the Sangamo Journal, Springfield, Illinois on Friday, May 15, 1840
Dr. McNeil, of Springfield, in attempting to ford Macoupin creek on the 12th ultt., had the misfortune to drown both his horses and to loose all his baggage, narrowly escaping with his life. His carriage and harness were saved through the kind attention of the citizens of Carlinville.-Mo. Republican.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Published in the Kaskaskia Intelligencer, Kaskaskia, Illinois on Wednesday, December 23, 1818
A most singular circumstance took place lately at Knightsbridge Barracks:-One of the first troops of Life Guards observer, in cleaning his horse, that the animal seemed particularly fond of having his face and head continually rubbed, in doing which the soldier discovered something moveable as he pressed the cheek of the horse. He accordingly communicated […]
Monday, September 24, 2012
Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, November 9, 1878
Capt. Edwards, of the fishing smack Amelia, reports that when off “Skunnett,” on the Rhode Island shore, he discovered an object swimming off his bow, which he finally made out to be a horse. He made sail, but could not overhaul the animal, which was making desperate struggles to reach the mainland three miles away. […]