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dropped and was allowed to remain a short 

 time, when the other foot was treated in the 

 same manner. After half a dozen lessons of this 

 sort, he learned to pat up his feet without as- 

 sistance ; first one, and then the other, and, 

 finally, both at once. These performances were 

 always rewarded by a piece of apple or cake, 

 together with expressions of pleasure from the 

 by-standers. Fay had a weakness for flattery, 

 and no actor called before the curtain ever ex- 

 pressed more pleasure at an encore than did Fay 

 when applauded for his efforts to please. That 

 the tub trick would prove equally effectual with 

 other horses in teaching them to place them- 

 selves well on their haunches cannot be posi- 

 tively stated. It might prove more trouble- 

 some to teach most horses this trick than to 

 have them placed upon their haunches in the 

 usual way by means of a strong curb, or by 

 lessons with the lunge line. It proved entirely 

 successful in Fay's case, and a horse lighter in 

 hand or easier in gait was never ridden by a 

 woman. 







Fay's training began when he was only a few 

 w^eks old : a light halter and a loose calico sur- 

 cingle were placed on him for a short time each 

 day, during which time he was carefully watched 

 lest he should do himself some injury. When 



