Project Gutenberg 2016-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 62 Powell, Willis J. Rarey, J. S. (John Solomon) 1827 1866 Rarey, John Solomon Tachyhippodamia; Or, The new secret of taming horses To which is added The breaking, training, and taming horses Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net ((This transcription was produced from images generously made available by Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Sachsen-Anhalt.)) "Tachyhippodamia; Or, The New Secret of Taming Horses" by Willis J. Powell is a practical guide on horse taming and training written in the late 19th century. This work provides detailed techniques on how to break and ride colts, tame vicious horses, and transform them into gentle, manageable animals suitable for various tasks. It combines personal anecdotes with practical advice, offering insights into the author's experiences in the field. The opening portion of the text introduces the author’s unique methods of breaking horses, derived from his extensive experience working with wild horses in Mexico and the southern United States. Powell describes the journey of discovering a secret technique that allows him to gentler horses in a matter of hours, emphasizing the importance of gentleness, patience, and building trust between the handler and the horse. He outlines his early experiments, shared his observations on horse behavior, and explains the role of fear and confidence in taming them. Throughout the introduction, he reflects on the cultural context of his work and his desire to share his insights with his fellow countrymen. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Horses -- Training SF Text Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals 252346 252338 2024-09-21T16:24:39.387181 2023-09-22T12:56:55.963306 text/html text/html 250127 2021-01-24T21:40:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 2004342 2021-01-24T21:40:34 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 2199268 2024-09-21T16:24:44.516224 application/epub+zip 2193729 2024-09-21T16:24:40.304178 application/epub+zip 159527 2024-09-21T16:24:39.814176 application/epub+zip 2268863 2024-09-21T16:24:47.868154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2238553 2024-09-21T16:24:43.652176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 214917 2022-09-23T18:31:56.275372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217530 217289 2024-09-21T16:24:38.885185 2023-09-22T12:56:55.033357 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 217362 2016-05-18T15:47:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 76898 2016-05-18T15:47:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18156 2024-09-21T16:24:48.020132 application/rdf+xml 16026 2024-09-21T16:24:39.887175 image/jpeg 2216 2024-09-21T16:24:39.850187 image/jpeg 2044372 2024-09-21T16:24:39.469182 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia