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PERSONAL EXPEEIENCE. 



the horse to spring luiiously iurward, and as I could not 

 restrain him, he bounded headlong over a big wagon loaded 

 with fodder, which stood in front of the door, and came 

 down near the hind wheel. 



There was a high, crooked rail fence running parallel 

 with his course, to which he ran so close that the ends of 

 the rails almost touched my leg. To remain on would 



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Fig. 301. — As usually led home after treatment. 



endanger my being torn off, and to avoid this, I jumped 

 off. The horse, being soon secured, was brought back, 

 and I again subjected him to treatment in the barn, after 

 which I rode him outside, as desired. The incident 

 impressed me as being so ludicrous that I give an illustra- 

 tion of it. 



When at Sugar Grove, Pa., a pony mare of so balky a 

 character that she had not been driven in harness for 

 years, was the only subject for experiment. I was careful 



