HOUSE TRAININIG AND MANAGEMENT.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 10229, 21 June 1883, Page 2

HOUSE TRAININIG AND MANAGEMENT.

An American horse- trainer designating himself Professor Sample — and a veryshrewd, good-natured, and humorous visitor from Yankee-land he appears to be, — gave a free lecture last night in the Princess Theatre upon " Horse Training and Management." It is hardly, perhaps, necessary to say that the building was crowded in every part with an appreciative audience as only a horse-loving district like Wanganui jan produce. The professor, who has a system of training and management of his own, derived from eighteen years study of the nature and instincts of the horse, began his lecture by a reference to the horse -tamers", such as Karey, who flourshed in bygone days, and by claiming for the new system thatit was simple, quickly learned, and free from trickery, did not involve the use of drugs, and could be put into practice when learned by other people just as well as by the professor himself. He claims also for his plan that it is unvarying and always successful, and that an old man or a young lad can exert it upon horse 3 just as well as can an athlete. la bringing out all these points the lecturer illustrated his subject by little anecdotes, which showed that Mr Sample has some considerable insight into human nature and weaknesses, as well as an intimate knowledge of the equine friend of man. He deprecated cruelty or severity in treating horses for stumbling or anything else, but on the other hand the keystone of his system seems to be the establishment of a reign of fear over the animal, who must be brought to know that he is to obey his master from necessity and not from choice. The mode of imparting his system was by establishing a class, each, person in which would deposit £2 with* a treasurer, who, after the instruction was over, would hand the money to the professor, provided the scholars expressed themselves satisfied. Every person in the class would be presented with a copy of his book on the " Horse and Dog," which the professor described as containing a great amount of valuable matter in a small compass. The lecture was frequently applauded, aud excited bursts of laughter throughout, some of the professor's yarns, told in a broad Yankee brogue, being very funny. About 50 persons gave in their names as members of the clas3, and the instruction will be given to-day, probably in the St. Hill-street sale yards. The professor states that one lessou of two hours is quite sufficient to impart to a person all the teacher knows himself. It should be added that towards the close of the lecture Mr Sample gave some capital hints upon humane and scientific horseshoeing.