HORSE TAMING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1002, 17 February 1882, Page 2

HORSE TAMING.

The Mackay Mercury describes as follows a very remarkable exhibition in that neighborhood of skill in dealing with vicious and unleachable horses, There was a large attendance of spectators, and tjiuqh interejjS was eyjnce.l by everyone in the exciting- proceedings'. Shortly a|tw the adVerttaeft ti'rn'e' Mr Rowland appeared in a light'and air; costume) and request' irig the spectators to'range'themselves on bno aide of'the yard, proceeded to' tackle his first oijtlfuy.' After jiatijfkercjiiefo wipi a gentleman jn tl|e pjof fj. to §h')'w'lhere ixaij po |e $ proachepj'lhe horse, 'which'was' standing hena erect, at thp far end of the rectjiyijg lane. After a of two vyifh fW|)#ft| t ed 19 t||p end of a lyhjp' fjpi} the firing of a pmajl pjjarga of pQWjje.p from a pistol, Mr Rowland walked s'frajejif up to the horse, which permitted him to, stroke and caress it, and shortly after; wards put a bridle on. Efothen ]'u.j]pefj upon jf 'barpbacjce4,' nftpr' ridjng romidii) tl)atfi(shion njaoeda saddle pp. (he back qf the. animal, an<f slipping Mf) the seat ljke an eel, appeared as mupli at home as if he had ridden "untatJiet} 1 ' one fur years, This propeaq was rpppafed with five other anitnais, one an unbundled filly, which Mr fyoiylagd caught, saddled, and rode within fwenty minuses, and, all were handled and ridden with perfect sucposs, What Mr .Rowland's method is we o.imiot say, exoopt that a total absence of nervousness, 01 1 fear combined with perfect temper, appeared to put him at once on easy termß with any horse ho had to deal with. The ; horses appeared to acknowledge him at once as master, and to be rather pleased than otherwise at serving such r kind and gentle " friend,"