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for her keeping while in the city, and pass him into the 

 class free. Out of harness, she was entirely gentle ; but 

 in harness, despite the pulling of two or three men, the 

 patent reins, or the most severe bits that could be used 

 upon her, she would resist all restraint and run away. 



This mare was a nervous tempered, ordinary looking 

 bay, long-haired, deep-chested, rather heavy-boned, and 

 not inclined to put on flesh. A very noticeable indication 

 of the character was in the head, which was quite long and 

 narrow. The eyes were rather small, and full below, the 

 nose rounding, and ears long. I would call attention to 

 one point ; viz., that a well-bred horse, possessing great 

 powders of endurance and action, and having the head full 

 and straight below the eyes, especially if the eyes are 

 small and set well back, will be likely, if vicious, to show 

 great obstinacy of resistance. 



Upon trial under canvas, she submitted readily to 

 treatment, driving around the ring gently after about 

 twelve minutes' treatment ; but not revealing herself, she 

 became the more suspicious and dangerous to me. On this 

 account, while testing her outdoors, I took the most careful 

 precaution to prevent her from getting away. She would 

 drive gently for a few moments, then suddenly rush against 

 the bit with all her might. In this way, for more than five 

 hours, she continued the struggle with the most wonder-: 

 ful courage, when she yielded and drove perfectly gentle. 



Accompanied by a good assistant, I next tried her 

 outside the city, when I found her as desperate in her 

 resistance as though she had never been touched. She 

 fought every point from nine o'clock in the morning until 

 four in the afternoon, when she again yielded. This was 

 one of the greatest exhibitions of pluck I ever saw in any 

 horse, and I was determined to see whether or not such a 

 horse could be broken. During the struggle, her eyes 



