84 THE ART OF TAMING HORSES. 



without patience and perseverance mere nerve will be 

 of little use ; all the quackery and nonsense that has 

 been talked and written under the inspiration of the 

 Barnum who has had an interest in the success of the 

 silent, reserved, practical Karey, must be dismissed. 

 Horse-training is not a conjuror's trick. The principles 

 may certainly be learned by once reading this book ; a 

 few persons specially organised, accustomed to horses 

 all their lives, may succeed in their lirst attempts with 

 even difficult horses. The success of Lord Burghersh, 

 after one lesson from Rarey, with a very difficult mare ; 

 of Lord Eivers, Lord Vivian, the Hon. Frederick Vil- 

 liers, and the Marquess of Stafford, with colts, is well 

 known in the sporting world. Mr. Thomas Rice, of 

 Motcombe Street, who has studied everything connected 

 with the horse, on the Continent as well as in England, 

 and who is thoroughly acquainted with the Spanish 

 school, as well as the English cross-country style of 

 horsemanship, succeeded, as I have already mentioned, 

 the very first time he took the straps in hand in subdu- 

 ing Mr. Gurney's gray colt the most vicious animal, 

 next to Cruiser, that Mr. Rarey tackled in England. 

 This brute tore off the flaps of the saddle with his 

 teeth. 



But it is sheer humbug to pretend that a person who 

 knows no more of horses than is to be learned by riding 

 a perfectly-trained animal now and then for an hour 

 or two, can acquire the whole art of horse-taming, or 

 can even safely tackle a violent horse, without a previous 

 preparation and practice. 



As you must not be nervous or angry, so you must 

 not be in a harry. 



Many ladies have attended Mr. Rarey's lessons, 

 and studied his art, but very few have tried, and still 



