Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 262 | Tarns, who are vicious things, are seldom more than half tamed and, like their diminutive earthly counterparts, the hawks, are carnivorous. |
| 3 | 263 | It is not unknown for a tarn to attack and devour his own rider. |
| 3 | 264 | They fear nothing but the tarn-goad. |
| 3 | 265 | They are trained by men of the caste of Tarn Keepers to respond to it while still young, when they can be fastened by wires to the training perches. |
| 3 | 266 | Whenever a young bird soars away or refuses obedience in some fashion, he is dragged back to the perch and beaten with the tarn-goad. |
| 3 | 267 | Rings, comparable to those which are fastened on the legs of the young birds, are worn by the adult birds to reinforce the memory of the hobbling wire and the tarn-goad. |
| 3 | 268 | Later, of course, the adult birds are not fastened, but the conditioning given them in their youth usually holds, except when they become abnormally disturbed or have not been able to obtain food. |
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Tarns, who are vicious things, are seldom more than half tamed and, like their diminutive earthly counterparts, the hawks, are carnivorous.
It is not unknown for a tarn to attack and devour his own rider.
They fear nothing but the tarn-goad.
They are trained by men of the caste of Tarn Keepers to respond to it while still young, when they can be fastened by wires to the training perches.
Whenever a young bird soars away or refuses obedience in some fashion, he is dragged back to the perch and beaten with the tarn-goad.
Rings, comparable to those which are fastened on the legs of the young birds, are worn by the adult birds to reinforce the memory of the hobbling wire and the tarn-goad.
Later, of course, the adult birds are not fastened, but the conditioning given them in their youth usually holds, except when they become abnormally disturbed or have not been able to obtain food.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )