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Upon his knees. Our object was to make him He down, for 

 I never would countenance — under any pretence, or for any 

 operation — the forcible casting of a horse with which I had 

 anything whatever to do. Finding that he was sullen and 

 would not move, I came to the near side of him, and drew 

 his head gradually towards me by one rein, speaking 

 soothingly to him all the while ; I then bade my assistant 

 go to his off side and bear against it, just behind the 

 shoulder, with a steady, even, close pressure — and after 

 about twelve minutes' patient waiting, I had the joy of 

 seeing him lie quietly down upon the litter. So far my 

 plan of subduing by gentleness had succeeded. 



The moment that he was fairly down I made his hind 

 legs quite fast, and then began my plan of taming. I 

 gently stroked every one of his limbs separately, rubbed 

 his trembHng head, pulled and fondled his ears, un- 

 buckled the bit for an instant and gave him from my 

 hand sliced carrots, lettuce, and I think an apple or two. 

 He was in a wretched state, poor beast ! for want of care 

 and grooming, so I got a nice brush, and went caressingly 

 over every part of his body with it, talking to him as 

 though he had been a frightened child. After an hour or 

 so we took off the straps, drew out his fore-legs, and 

 encouraged him to get up. He seemed very dazed when 

 he did so, but was seemingly quite subdued — and having 

 given him a feed, we left him alone for the night* 



* The celebrated Mr. Rarey has been accredited with the invention 

 of this system, or something very nearly approaching it ; but so far 

 back as half-a-century ago, Mr. Allen McDonogh, one of the best and 



