380 SUBJECTION. 



He leased the horse for six months by the payment of 

 £100, stipulating that he should break the horse, and re- 

 turn him in good order. Should he fail, he was to pay 

 £500, which he subsequently paid Lord Dorchester, and 

 brought the horse to America. 



Not wishing to follow the plan of the grooms in taking 

 him from the stable, they devised the following one, and 

 nearly failed. They backed a cart up near the door, and 

 tried by various means to attach the straps to the bridle ; 

 but after an hour's effort, failed. Finally, while Mr. Good- 

 enough stood in the cart and attracted the attention of the 

 horse as he stood near the door, Rarey succeeded in slipping 

 the strap over the leg and arm. Once on three legs, he was 

 speedily brought under control by throwing. He was now 

 led into the yard on three legs, and Lord Dorchester 

 mounted him. They now repeated the treatment out of 

 doors. The horse finally becoming greatly excited, re- 

 sisted with the greatest fury, to use Mr. Goodenough's ex- 

 pression, " fairly roaring." 



At this point, when failure was inevitable, Mr. Good- 

 enough suggested the only means of success available, — 

 tying down, and letting him remain until exhausted and 

 submissive. He was accordingly led into the stable again, 

 his fore-legs tied up, and he was thrown down, a collar put 

 on, and his hind legs tied forward to it. In this condition 

 he was left until the next morning, when they gave him 

 water while down ; but behaving gentle, he was released. 

 They now fed and groomed him carefully, and led him be- 

 hind a dog-cart to London, forty-one miles. To make sure, 

 that night they tied him down again, when afterward he 

 could be managed without difficulty. After this, Rarey 

 handled and trained him every day for two weeks, when 

 he had him under such good control that he could stand in 

 the ring, and by calling, the horse would come out of his 

 stall to him. 



