16 THE ART OF TAMING HORSES. 



From these high authorities the partners obtained letters 

 of introduction to the Horse Guards in England, and to 

 several gentlemen attached to the Court ; in one of the 

 letters of introduction, General Eyre said, "that the 

 system was new to him, and valuable for military pur- 

 poses." On arriving in England, Mr. Earey made 

 known his system, and was fortunate enough to convert 

 and obtain the active assistance of Sir Richard Airey, 

 Quarter-Master General, Lord Alfred Paget,* and Colonel 

 Hood, the two first being noted for their skill as horse- 

 men, and the two latter being attached to the Court. 

 From these gentlemen of high degree, Mr. Earey pro- 

 ceeded, under good advice, to make known his art to 

 Mr. Joseph Anderson of Piccadilly, and his prime 

 minister, the well-known George Eice tamed for them 

 a black horse that had been returned by Sir Matthew 

 White Eidley, as unridable from vice and nervousness. 

 The next step was an introduction to Messrs. Tatter- 

 sail of Hyde Park, whose reputation for honour and 

 integrity in most difficult transactions is world- wide and 

 nearly a century old. Introduced at Hyde Park Corner 

 with the strongest recommendations and certificates 

 from such authorities as Lord Alfred Paget, Sir Richard 

 Airey, Colonel Hood, &c., &c., Messrs. Tattersall in- 

 vestigated Mr. Earey 's system, and became convinced 

 that its general adoption would confer an invaluable 

 benefit on what may be called " the great horse interest," 

 and do away with a great deal of cruelty and unneces- 

 sary severity now practised on the best-bred and most 

 high-spirited animals through ignorance of colt-breakers 

 and grooms. They, therefore, decided, with that libera- 

 lity which has always distinguished the firm, to lend Mr. 



* Son of the late Marquis of Anglesea, one of the finest horsemen of 

 his day, even with one leg, after he left the other at Waterloo. 



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