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this rather unhorsemanHke proceeding done in a moment 

 of passion, and sold him soon after. I may say, in 

 passing, that a moderately thick ash plant, or stick, is 

 much more efficacious with a restive horse than is a 

 cutting whip. I knew a case of an officer who bought 

 for a "sono;," a sound, handsome horse, which was 

 " cast " out of the Artillery for incurable restiveness. 

 The owner put him into a cart to commence with, but 

 instead of going on, he backed until he forced the trap 

 up against a wall. Having arrived there, the officer 

 got out and picketted him. When feeding-time came 

 round, he had the animal's bucket of water and corn 

 brought and placed just out of his reach, and kept him 

 in that tantalising position for about thirty hours. He 

 then undid the picketting ropes, got into the cart, and 

 drove the horse, which was glad to be off, five miles out 

 and the same distance back, and had him watered and 

 fed on his return. The animal never showed any signs 

 of restiveness again, and turned out a valuable purchase. 

 Running away. — I have nothing to add to the remarks 

 I made on pages 40 and 41, regarding the holding of a 

 puller, except to say that, however much satisfaction a 

 man, with his own spurs on a borrowed horse, may have 

 in allowing him to run away, and even in urging him on 



