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they supposed, all about horse-taming, and felt sure this 

 subject would cause me humiliating failure. When he was 

 brought in, Mr. Press got upon the top seat, out of harm's 

 way. At the same time he told the people that ten men 

 could not hold the horse in shafts, and that he felt it his 

 duty to tell them that they must look out for themselves. 

 I told the people there was no danger at all, that the case 

 was in fact a very simple one to manage. 



I subjected him quickly to the First and Second 

 Methods, which made him submit to have anything brought 

 against his quarters ; this was the first point to be gained. 

 I then obtained control of the mouth by the Breaking Bit, 

 when I hitched him up and drove him, without breeching, 

 perfectly gentle and manageable, all of which was done 

 within fifteen minutes. Next morning, I gave him another 

 short lesson out of doors, testing him hard, hitching and 

 unhitching him in the open street with entire success. The 

 feat was regarded as marvelous. Mr. P. and others who 

 knew the case, said they would not have believed it possi- 

 ble had they not seen it done. 



Though the horse appeared perfectly gentle, Mr. P. 

 said he had no faith that he would stay broken, and that 

 he would not ride behind him for any amount of money, 

 and offered to sell him to me at my own price. I bought 

 the horse, and two weeks afterward, sold him in the city 

 where he was afterward used, and proved perfectly gentle. 



I will explain here an interesting fact in connection 

 with this case, to show the necessity of treating a horse 

 where in the habit of resisting, and where it is desired to 

 work him : Knowing I could make a great stir in Gowanda 

 by taking him back and exhibiting him there, and anticipat- 

 ing that the horse, though under the most perfect control in 

 the city, would be likely when in the country to show some 

 of his old nature, I arranged to guard against such results 



