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a very bad runaway mare ; and after I had subdued her 

 and made her submissive to drive without breeching^ 

 in the barn, I told them to throw the doors open, and 

 I would drive her outside. They did so, and the 

 moment her head was out of the barn she sprang forth 

 like a deer, and ran across a ten acre field as fast as her 

 legs would take her. I thought it very strange that 

 she would take a spell of that kind after being subdued; 

 but that was the way I learned it was necessary to 

 give a horse a repetition of the treatment outside the 

 building. As soon as I got the mare stopped, I took her 

 out of the shafts and gave her a little subjective treat- 

 ment, after which she drove as gentle on the road as 

 in the building. After I had been handling horses for 

 about a year, and had successfully broke all the horses 

 brought to me, a great many of my friends advised me 

 to go on the road as a "Horse Trainer,'' saying that I 

 could make a great deal more money in that way; but 

 knowing there were already too many professional 

 men on the road that were not masters of their pro- 

 fession, I declined. I have always been of the opinion 

 that if a man was not respected, and did not have a 

 reputation at home, he could not make a success away 

 from home. I also felt that I had a great deal to learn 

 at home, and was determined to build a reputation as 

 a horse trainer at home first. After I had handled 

 a number of colts and horses in the immediate neigh- 

 borhood and community, I advertised through the 

 local papers that I would educate colts, and train kick- 

 ers, runaways, balkerF;, shyors, halter puller?, etc. I 



