TEST EXPEEIMENTS. 



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Talk ; but I will al&o refer to representative cases in point 

 here. 



In my early career, and just before my experiment 

 upon the " Roberts Horse " at Utica, N. Y., I visited Clin- 

 ton, six miles distant, where I had a large class. Among 

 the subjects brought in to be experimented upon was a 

 large bay horse, which had resisted every effort to ride 

 him, I was soon able to get upon his back and ride around 



Fig. 300. — One of the tests usually given after subjection. 



the barn without his giving any sign of fear or resistance. 

 Understanding his treacherous character, I knew that he 

 could not be safely ridden outside. But regardless of my 

 protests, the owner and entire class insisted that I should 

 ride him out of doors. 



.Finally yielding to their demands, the door was thrown 

 open and I rode him out. He would have continued gentle, 

 but the owner, as I was afterward informed, getting angry 

 because the horse was acting so well, gave him a sharp 

 kick as he went by him through the door. This caused 



