420 SUBJECTION.— ILLUSTRATIVE CASES. 



The first form of War Bridle was now put on, when, on 

 his being untied, 1 instantly took him off his feet sidewise, 

 following up so sharply that he could not resist, when he 

 finally submitted to it. The experiment of mounting him 

 was now made, but he resisted so violently by wheeling, 

 jumping, and kicking, that the rider barely escaped being 

 killed. He was again subjected to general treatment, which 

 was carried to the utmost extreme of its power. The pre- 

 caution was now taken to mount him while tied. This was 

 successful, and he was soon made to stand gently to be 

 mounted or dismounted while the head was free. On the 

 way back to town, the better to test him, and fix the im- 

 pression, he was frequently mounted and dismounted. 

 Upon arriving at the public square, these tests were re- 

 peated, and the horse led to the stable. This case caused 

 me a great deal of anxiety, and it Avas only by the most 

 careful management that it was made so decided a success. 



Case 5. — Hermon Horse. 



This horse was a seven-year old thoroughbred stallion, 

 owned in Hermon, N. Y. He was a bright bay, had a good 

 head, was finely formed, and looked very much like Cruiser. 

 He was raised in Canada, and according to report had 

 killed a man there. He had not beeen broken to harness, 

 and was kept shut up, and considered a very difficult and 

 dangerous horse to break. 



When I was advertised at Hermon, it was insisted as a 

 condition of making a class that this horse be subdued and 

 driven in harness. I was unable at the time to obtain any 

 particulars about the horse, further than that of his being 

 a wild, unbroken stallion,^a regular " man-eater." I had 

 but one clue, — he was a thoroughbred, and such cases, no 

 matter how vicious, I always found the best, or rather the 

 easiest, subjects to subdue. This influenced me to strike 



