The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses, by P. R. Kincaid John J. Stutzman This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses Author: P. R. Kincaid John J. Stutzman Release Date: January 24, 2005 [EBook #14776] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TAMING HORSES *** Produced by Kentuckiana Digital Library, David Garcia, Michael Ciesielski and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. THE ARABIAN ART OF TAMING AND TRAINING WILD & VICIOUS HORSES. BY T. GILBERT, BRO. RAMSEY & CO. PRINTED AND SOLD FOR THE PUBLISHER BY HENRY WATKINS PRINTER, 225 & 227 WEST FIFTH STREET, CINCINNATI, OHIO 1856. INTRODUCTION. The first domestication of the horse, one of the greatest achievements of man in the animal kingdom, was not the work of a day; but like all other great accomplishments, was brought about by a gradual process of discoveries and experiments. He first subdued the more subordinate animals, on account of their being easily caught and tamed, and used for many years the mere drudges, the ox, the ass, and the camel, instead of the fleet and elegant horse.