. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). MUSTANG PONT. 445 do with him. Consequently it became a matter of consid- erable importance to subdue him, and the full force of treatment w
. The art of taming and educating the horse : a system that makes easy and practical the subjection of wild and vicious horses ... : the simplest, most humane and effective in the world : with details of management in the subjection of over forty representative vicious horses, and the story of the author's personal experience : together with chapters on feeding, stabling, shoeing .... Horses; Horses; Horses; CHR 1887; PRO Smith, James Somers, Jr. (donor). MUSTANG PONT. 445 do with him. Consequently it became a matter of consid- erable importance to subdue him, and the full force of treatment was used upon him for two hours, without seem- ing to have the least permanent effect. It is jjroper to state that the First Method was not at all suitable for this case, as this class of horses, when the leg is tied up, will either throw themsch'es violently or drop down upon the belly sullenly, while the War Bridle would have no effect upon him. The better to explain his peculiarly lithe, desperate char- acter, after being treated for nearly tAvo hours, with one leg tied up, he dro2:iped forward upon his head, turned over like a wheel, and came forward upon his feet, making a complete somersault without any seem- ing effort; and the next instant he jumped clear of the ground, sti'uck, and kicked out furiously with both hind feet. I give a good portrait of his head, also an illustra- tion of this remarkable feat, which was witnessed by the entire class. He was several times brought under sufficient control to be harnessed in shafts and driven quietly for perhaps a minute, but with the first freedom he would fight back with the same insane fury as before. I made the statement that such a horse could not practically be broken before the class, and I doubted whether anybody could break Fig. 396.—The Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these
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