. Our country: West. d till Anna thoughtshe must be dying. The boys said she was only sulking. As she persistently refused to rise, they used the blacksnakewhip on her, but to no purpose. So John pulled her head upby the snubbing-rope andCarlos pushed her frombehind. She gave a wildscramble, and stood erecton three feet. While Carlos had beenon her neck he had pattedand rubbed her, to gentleher by degrees, but she didnot like it—wild horsesnever do. When she was standing, Carlos gradually approached herto draw down the blind above her eyes. She backed off asfar as she could till choked by the
. Our country: West. d till Anna thoughtshe must be dying. The boys said she was only sulking. As she persistently refused to rise, they used the blacksnakewhip on her, but to no purpose. So John pulled her head upby the snubbing-rope andCarlos pushed her frombehind. She gave a wildscramble, and stood erecton three feet. While Carlos had beenon her neck he had pattedand rubbed her, to gentleher by degrees, but she didnot like it—wild horsesnever do. When she was standing, Carlos gradually approached herto draw down the blind above her eyes. She backed off asfar as she could till choked by the noose that was around herneck and secured to the snubbing-post. Then she lay downagain. They hoisted her up once more, and blinded her by pullingthe cloth down over her eyes; then John threw on thesaddle-blanket and the saddle. She immediately lay downand refused to move, even when they raised the blind. Theboys took a brief rest, while she groaned continuously. They lifted her again till she scrambled up, when the. A Three-year-old. 238 BREAKING A BRONCO. saddle was quickly cinched, or girthed. As they finished,she lay down again and began to groan dolefully. A bridle was placed in her mouth, and the rope confiningher foot taken off. vShe was allowed to lie and groan whileJohn brought up a red colt and turned him into the he returned, the dun had discovered that her foot wasfree, and she was standing. John brought Stub to a convenient spot, removed thesnubbing-rope, and pulled down the blind over the duns eyes.
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