72 HORSE SENSE. 



shoe and found that one nail had split, and a portion had entered the 

 sensative tissue. This gave relief and the horse went away and did not 

 return. 



A HORSE THAT KNEW HE WANTED TO BE SHOD. 



A large gray horse belonging to J. W. Watkins, known as Old Sam, 

 visited the blacksmith shop so often that he was led out two or three 

 times during the day. Sunday morning early he took his stand in front 

 of the shop, and there he remained all day in the hot sun, never leaving 

 except when led away by his owner. Monday evening, as soon as un- 

 hitched, he left his feed, which had been placed in the wagon box, and 

 again took up his stand in front of the blacksmith shop. By this time a 

 considerable crowd had gathered at Webster's store, and it was sug- 

 gested that Old Sam wanted shoeing. The blacksmith was sent for, and 

 on opening the shop door Old Sam walked in and stood perfectly still, 

 without bridle or any one holding him while the shoes were being nailed 

 on. As soon as the job was completed he went back to his feed and has 

 not visited the shop since. 



A HORSE THAT KNEW HOW TO AID HIS MASTER IN 

 TROUBLE. 



A Norwegian farmer fell from his horse, and being severely hurt by 

 the fall, and unable to extricate his foot from the stirrup, he was almost 

 helpless. The horse tried to raise his master by laying hold of the brim 

 of his hat, but, the hat coming ofif, this attempt failed. The horse then 

 "laid hold of the collar of his coat, and raised him by it so far from the 

 ground that he was enabled to draw his foot out of the stirrup. After 

 resting awhile he regained the saddle and reached his home." 



A HORSE THAT REALIZED THE CONDITION OF HIS 

 MASTER. 



A friend of the author, and one who can be relied on for the truth 

 of his statement, was away from home on a Christmas evening on horse- 

 back (with his favorite horse) to a supper on the frontier, and got the 

 worse for the sparkling beverages provided liberally for the guests. 

 When he decided to go home (against the earnest solicitations of his- 

 friends), he had to be assisted on his horse, but when mounted he and 

 his friends thought all would result favorably. But when within about 

 half a mile of home and his horse was feeling a little playful (not realiz- 

 ing his master's comparative helplessness) roached up his back and 

 kicked up, and his master went over his head, sprawling in the road. 

 The jar from the fall and his condition rendered him immovable for the 

 time being; but the horse stopped suddenly and seemed to wonder what 

 had happened. He began very cautiously to nose his master's whiskers, 

 and then rub his lips over the face of his prostrate human friend, when 

 the man partially rolled over on his side. The horse viewed the situa- 

 tion for a few minutes, and then taking the man's overcoat at the collar 

 (as well as the underclothing) carefully in his teeth, he raised the man 

 on his feet and held him there until his master had got a firm hold with 



