TAMING HORSES. 21 



high blooded Spanish studs. But, by perfectly- 

 knowing the secret, he will find them even easier 

 to be gentled than almost any others. 



There are three kinds of wild horses. The first 

 of these appeal* to fear nothing, and when confined 

 will run at a man with incredible fierceness. The 

 second appear only to fear man. The third class 

 appear to be afraid of every thing they meet with, 

 when separated from the rest of the horses. Many 

 of the Spanish horses belong to the first class, and 

 frequently suffer themselves to be killed before 

 they can be broken in the common way, and yet 

 they are easily gentled by my secret. Now, it is 

 positively necessary to vary the application of the 

 secret according to the disposition of the horse to 

 be gentled ; all of which will be clearly and ex- 

 tensively explained in the publication of this work. 

 The work will, besides, contain some few observa- 

 tions upon horses in general, and in what part of 

 the Mexican provinces the best race of horses is to 

 be found, &c., and an easy manner of fattening a 

 horse in a short time. Likewise, the Mexican mode 

 of preventing horses from breaking their bridles — 

 and how to prevent a horse's back from getting sore 

 even on long journeys: all of which I have proved 

 by experience. How to teach a horse, so that in a 

 few days he will not suffer a jDerson dressed in a 

 certain manner to ride him or come near him. To 



