THE STEVENS HOESE. 



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Case 8. — General Knox Stallion. 



This was a four-year-old black stallion, owned by Mr. 

 Stevens, of Lancaster, N. H., and is a case of so much in- 

 terest that I will give the details. 



When at a small town in Vermont, forty miles from 

 this point, a horse-breaker, who attended my lectures, 

 wished to know whether I intended visiting Lancaster. 

 Answering " Yes," he said, " You 

 will get the worst horse there to 

 handle you ever saw in your life. 

 He will do everything mean a 

 horse can do. The owner is a 

 good horseman, but wishing to 

 take no chances, he sent him here 

 for me to break. I had him here 

 six weeks, and succeeded in driv- 

 ing him in harness, but could really 

 do nothing at all with him. If he 

 could do nothing else he would 



kick, lunge into the fence, or throw 



Fig. 174.— The Stevens Horse 

 after being subdued. 



arrested 



I could have broken him, but did 



You will find 



himself down. I was 



twice for cruelty to him. 



not have the time, so I sent him home 



him there, and I tell you he is a bad one." 



When I went to Lancaster the owner of this colt was 

 pointed out to me. I walked up and invited him to join 

 the class. He replied that he had no confidence whatever 

 in me ; that he had seen any number of horse-breakers, 

 etc., and knew all he wanted to know about horse-taming. 

 I said to him : — 



" I believe, sir, you have a horse you cannot manage, 

 and I can put you in the way of breaking him." 



