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PERSON AL EXPERIENCE. 



and handle horses need the instruction a great deal 

 more than tiie horses do. I iufJtructed my first classes 

 in barns, but found that I could not accommodate all, 

 neither could I handle liorses so well on a cramped 

 barn floor: sn I purchased a large tent and set it 

 up at the neighboring towns. I would generally 

 solicit about a week for a class, and would have from 

 one hundred to two hundred scholars in a class, charg- 

 ing one dollar and a half per scholar, giving them five 

 or six lessons. I always gave them the privilege of hav- 

 ing their money back on the last evening, if they were 

 not satisfied with the instructions -given them. I am 

 happy to say that I have yet the first scholar to ask 

 the rturn of his money. This gave me great encourage- 

 ment, as also did the recommendations they gave me 

 at nearly all the places I have had classes, which 

 were not only unsolicited, but urged upon me. I 

 offer some uf the many received, substantiating my 

 claims. 



