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to explain that a horse of this character could not be 

 broken by any treatment I could subject her to in a barn • 

 that she must be treated in the street, or where in the 

 habit of balking, when her management would not be at all 

 difficult, 



I had a large class, and after a few minutes' treatment, 

 I was able, without difficulty, to drive her in the barn 



Fig. 302. — As the horse jumped over the wagon. 



perfectly manageable. But at the conclusion of the lesson, 

 the class insisted upon my driving her in the streets as a 

 condition of their being satisfied. I saw at once a precon- 

 certed purpose to break me down, as an excuse to get their 

 money back, and I determined if possible to outwit them. 

 It was impossible to obtain the privacy to handle her out- 

 side as I desired, since there was a clamorous crowd watch- 

 ing every movement ; and in addition, a violent rain-storm 

 had set in. 



