. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 252.—The leg tied up, and surcingle on. that of Alexander the Great, when a boy of seventeen,taming Bucephalus. The story, as recorded, is as follows :A horse was offered for sale to Philip of Macedon, who,perceiving he was unmanageable, ordered him to be taken (363) HISTOEICAL FACTS. 363. out of camp. Young Alexander, observing that the horsewas simply frightened by his shadow, took him by the headand moved him about so that he could not see it, jumpedupon his back and let him run. The whole camp wasalarmed for the safety of the young prin
. The art of taming and educating the horse .. . Fig. 252.—The leg tied up, and surcingle on. that of Alexander the Great, when a boy of seventeen,taming Bucephalus. The story, as recorded, is as follows :A horse was offered for sale to Philip of Macedon, who,perceiving he was unmanageable, ordered him to be taken (363) HISTOEICAL FACTS. 363. out of camp. Young Alexander, observing that the horsewas simply frightened by his shadow, took him by the headand moved him about so that he could not see it, jumpedupon his back and let him run. The whole camp wasalarmed for the safety of the young prince borne oif on thefurious horse. But nothing could be done, as the horse soondistanced all pursuers; and when, a short time afterward,Alexander rode into camp entirely unharmed, with thehorse gentle and manageable, the surprise and gratificationof all were great. The horse had simply been allowed torun until exhausted, when he became manageable. Thesame method ofsubjection, withsome sHght varia-tions, is still prac-ticed by the peo-ple of South Amer-ica, and by theIndians of our Western Plains. On the pampas the horseis caught with a lasso, thrown to the ground, his head cov-ered with a blanket, when a bridle with a powerful bit anda saddle are put on. He is then mounted, the blanketpulled off, and the horse in his fear runs or bucks
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