Traveling through ancient times: Savages are hungry for food

Chapter 231 Horse Taming

A week later, the heavy snow finally stopped.

The energy they had put into ice fishing had finally worn off, and the tribesmen were starting to feel a little bored.

After all, carrying out the "baby-making" plan day and night is not a solution.

It's time to get the tribe busy.

Sang Tian discussed with Lei and others early in the morning to start the horse training.

Now that the snow has stopped, it's time to get started. After all, the Spring Fair is coming and we need to take them out for a stroll.

The tribe currently has a total of 200 horses, which are specially used for the tribe members to ride.

So, Lei appointed 150

However, the tribe did not have that many males, and it was too dangerous for females to train horses. Therefore, Lei designated 150 young and strong males to participate in the horse training.

Naturally, there are 50 strong males who are going to tame two horses.

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Early in the morning, all the tribesmen came to the animal farm.

Everyone was chattering about this matter.

After all, this is something new and unprecedented for them.

"Tell me! How do we train these horse beasts? You know how bad-tempered they are at the beginning. I'm afraid it will be quite difficult!"

"Of course it's quite difficult! However, I feel that this matter has a lot to do with time. Look at this horse beast when it first came. It was restless all day and almost kicked Hai! Many tribesmen dared not come to feed the horse!

As time went on, the horses probably got used to it, and now they just ignore us when they see us!"

"Hmm... that makes sense! No matter how difficult it is, as long as we give the horse beast enough time to get used to it and trust us, then it will be no problem!"

"Hahaha, what a great feeling! I'm so excited just thinking about it! I can actually travel on a big horse! That would be so cool!"

"If we ride to the trade fair, everyone in the other tribes will stare at us! It'll be so cool!"

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This horse training is divided into two major steps.

The first big step was just leading the horse.

The second big step is riding a horse.

The third step is to allow all members of the tribe to ride it.

The fourth step, of course, is to teach other tribesmen how to ride horses.

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Now begins the first big step.

The first thing is to build trust with these horses. Building a trusting relationship with horses is the key to horse training.

Spend time with your horse and get it used to your voice, smell, and touch.

In fact, this step has already been demonstrated.

When these wild horses were first put into the stable, they had terrible tempers.

They bite and kick the wooden stakes that hold them almost every day, and the tribesmen have to spend a lot of effort every day repairing the stakes to prevent them from escaping.

At that time, even if he didn't see any two-legged beasts, he would be in a terrible temper, often raising his head and howling and roaring. When he saw a two-legged beast approaching, his fur would instantly explode, and he would rush over and kick the two-legged beasts to the ground!

But now, after several months of feeding.

They have become accustomed to the existence of bipeds and to being confined in this small world every day.

He no longer kicked or bit the wooden stake, nor did he raise his neck and roar, nor was he irritable.

Habit is a terrible thing...

Therefore, each tribesman who participated in horse training had to choose a horse first, and those who trained two horses had to choose two horses.

The horse trainers happily began to choose and discuss which horse they wanted.

Some tribesmen like challenges and absolute power, and choose horses with the wildest and most explosive temperaments.

Some tribesmen prefer tall and mighty horses, and choose horses that are tall, straight, and muscular.

Some tribesmen prefer horses that are pleasing to the eye and choose them based on their coat color, such as matte black, snow white, etc.

Some tribesmen choose horses that are gentle and relatively backward.

But there will always be conflicts. Many tribesmen may choose the same horse at the same time, while no one is willing to choose some horses.

To avoid this contradiction.

Sang Tian had no choice but to paint numbers on each horse using the juice prepared by Wu Te.

Then write numbers 1-200 on bamboo sticks and let the tribe members draw lots.

You choose it yourself, so you have to accept it even if you don’t like it.

Of course, we are also humane. For example, if some tribesmen who are weaker in strength draw the wildest and most powerful horse and want to replace it, we can replace it with a horse that suits its strength.

ten minutes later,

The tribesmen also chose their own horses by drawing lots.

I went into the stable to develop a relationship with my horse, letting the horse first get familiar with my smell, voice, and get used to being touched.

Sang Tian didn't set the time too long, three days would be enough.

After all, the entire first step of leading a horse is about building trust with the horse.

During these three days, the tribesmen can spend time with the horses by feeding, petting, and even singing and dancing for them.

This step is not easy!

This step requires gradually approaching the horse to get it used to your presence.

Then get the horse used to being touched by gently touching its body after it becomes familiar with it.

Although the horses in this stable have become accustomed to the presence of bipeds, it does not mean that they can accept bipeds approaching them!

Sang Tian made it clear how powerful it was early on.

After entering the circle, the tribesmen were not so anxious to approach the horses, but kept some distance.

He either stays by its side, or flirts with it from a safe distance to attract the horse's attention, or makes big movements and mutters to make the horse familiar with his voice and presence.

Some of the tribesmen were also very clever. They would hold a juicy big carrot or pumpkin in their hands to lure the greedy horses to come to them!

At first, the horse just looked at the food in the two-legged beast's hand, but was always cautious and did not dare to go forward.

Gradually, they discovered that these two-legged animals seemed to have no ill intentions and had no intention of hurting it.

Its courage grew.

Start moving slowly and observe the movements of the bipeds.

Move a small step and then stop, move a small step and then stop.

After trying enough times and being sure that the biped poses no threat to it, it will feel completely at ease to eat what the biped is holding.

This process will take at least a few hours.

Patience and perseverance are key to horse training. After all, you're dealing with animals of varying intelligence, and becoming familiar with them takes time! Horse training presents many challenges, so patience and perseverance are crucial.

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By the time the sun went down, a whole day had passed, most of the tribesmen had made huge gains and were able to get close to the horses.

It looks like by this time tomorrow, I'll be able to pet the horses!

Strengthen your relationship on the third day.

On the fourth day, the horse-leading plan was officially implemented!

At that time, the horses need to be led out of the stable and taken to a specially designed racing field to start outdoor training!

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Look, the tribesmen who do not participate in horse training are providing a safe and spacious environment for the tribesmen to train horses.

Everyone worked together to clear out a large area in the woods not far from the animal farm to ensure that the training ground was safe and free of dangerous objects or obstacles.

During these three days, the tribesmen will take good care of this matter.