8 THE HORSE OWNER's 



We say " God speed " to every man who is laboring to 

 increase the usefulness and value of that noble animal, 

 the Horse. 



But to the facts : I had been teaching Horsemanship 

 for several years, successfully, previous to the 3d day 

 of April 1863, and previous to my ever having seen Mr. 

 Rockwell, or to his ever having adopted the profession of 

 horsemanship. The horse. Black Hawk Tiger, was neither 

 trained nor ever driven, nor even seen by Mr. Rockwell, 

 either then, previous or subsequent to that time, to my 

 knowledge ; but was trained and is still owned by me, 

 and is the same proud-spirited animal, (and driven with- 

 out reins at my pleasure,) whose reputation excited Mr. 

 Rockwell to issue the above base fabrications. 



The "injury" spoken of was occasioned by the break- 

 ing of the shafts of the wagon in which he was being 

 driven, in making a short turn, thus freeing himself from 

 the wagon, and for a moment, losing sight of his driver ; 

 but, upon the signal, he immediately returned, with the 

 splintered shafts dangling about his legs, and, in doing so, 

 he got a splinter in his foot, and for three weeks was not 

 exhibited ; but after that was exhibited daily until my fa- 

 mous horse, Morgan Tiger, was put upon exhibition. 



THE FIRST STEP TO BE TAKEIT WITH A 

 WILD COLT. 



Get your colt into some enclosure — small barn-yard or 

 barn-lioor. This is the colt's first idea of confinement. 

 See that everything is so arranged that it cannot jump 

 over, nor get under ; also have the enclosure so an anged 

 that it cannot injure itself by running against anything. 



Everything is now ready for the colt to receive its first 



