. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. ery interesting case of thiskind of nervous susceptibility, from a number in my special work,to show the decided effect of proper treatment. This was a nine-year-old bay pony, owned by Mr. Smawley, alivery keeper in Petroleum Centre, Pa. This pony was so wild and ILLUSTRATIVE CASES. 145 reckless that he was in that region of country known by the nameof Wild Pete. Every effort to break him had failed. It usually re-quired two men to hold him while being groomed. He could be rid-den, but i
. The standard horse book, comprising the taming, controlling and education of unbroken and vicious horses. ery interesting case of thiskind of nervous susceptibility, from a number in my special work,to show the decided effect of proper treatment. This was a nine-year-old bay pony, owned by Mr. Smawley, alivery keeper in Petroleum Centre, Pa. This pony was so wild and ILLUSTRATIVE CASES. 145 reckless that he was in that region of country known by the nameof Wild Pete. Every effort to break him had failed. It usually re-quired two men to hold him while being groomed. He could be rid-den, but it was utterly impossible to do anything with him in when a harness was put on him, he became so frightened andreckless that he jumped and got away, and when found, all the har-ness excepting the collar had been torn or shaken off. His fear wasso great that he was frightfully wicked in his resistance. When I visited the place in 1869, I was confronted with thisliorse. All said, Let us see you drive Wild Pete, regarding it as a-good joke that they had a horse that could beat the Fig. 183.—Pole Rig. Upon examination, I found him a small, closely-knit .fellow,possessing great action and power of endurance. His forehead wasbroad, and the head in all respects well formed. To test him, I puton the War Bridle, tied up his near fore foot, and while holdinghim, with the lash of a straight buggy whip barely touched hisquarters. This frightened him so intensely that he sprang over sixfeet into the air, kicked violently, pulled away from me and al-though on three legs, repeated this jumping and kicking for overhalf a mile. I stated to the people that I could not break such a horse in abarn, but would form a class, and on the following day I would•drive him before them without breeching, entirely gentle and fear-less, and that the money for the instructions might be deposited in 146 FEAE—ITS EFFECTS. the bank, to be delivered to me on fulfillment of this cond
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