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were like coals of fire, her ears thrown back, and the sweat 

 at times j^ouring from her in streams. 



The Patent Bridle would have enabled the control of 

 this case directly. The subjection of these extreme cases 

 caused me a great deal of extra work and expense, but 

 finally enabled me to determine with great accuracy the 

 character of any case when presented for experiment. It 

 was often a matter of surprise that, upon being told what 

 a horse \vould do, I could with but rare exceptions, describe 

 accurately the color, size, kind of head, and character gen- 

 erally. Of course there are modifications of character 

 which cannot be determined while the horse is in a passive 

 condition, but which can be easily determined by testing. 

 I early felt the need of some feature of interest that 

 would attract the attention of the people. I at first 

 purchased a pair of elks, which I tried to train and drive, 

 but in consequence of their being too old, I could not make 

 them safe. 



Some time after this, I heard of a man who as an 

 advertisement drove a stallion without reins in the street. 

 At Fonda, N. Y., I saw this performance, and introduced 

 myself to the OAvner, Mr. A. H. Rockwell, who afterward 

 became quite famous as a traveling horse-tamer. As a 

 great many since then have claimed to be the originators of 

 this feat, I will state the facts in relation to its first 

 accomplishment : — 



The horse Morgan Tiger was undoubtedly the first 

 driven in this way. He was trained by a lady, Mrs. Fred 

 Bunnell, then a resident of Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Pa. 

 Mrs. Bunnell exhibited remarkable skill in training and 

 driving horses. She trained this stallion, and, among 

 many other novel tricks, taught him io go right and left, 

 back, etc., to the motion of the whip. This horse was 

 naturally very intelligent and stylish in appearance, but 



