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the horse was mounted by a groom, and ridden home. 

 Mr. Galvayne afterwards explained how to use his 

 humane twitch and his system of casting horses, the 

 animal being thrown on its back in a few seconds 

 without danger, and yet unable to rise." 



From " Kelso Mail,'' December, 1886. — " Taming a 

 Savage Colt and Vicious Mare, the property of the 

 Duke of Bnccleiicli. — Mr. Galvayne, the vv^ell-known 

 Australian expert in horse training and taming, has, 

 during the past few weeks, been holding, in this part 

 of Scotland, most successful classes, and has been 

 demonstrating his extraordinary powers over the brute 

 creation. It was the fortune of his Earlston pupils to 

 get a 'rough one' for the Australian in the form of a 

 half-bred colt, the property of a gentleman who is well 

 known as being a good horseman, and one not easily 

 beaten by any beast. However, this animal, as a colt 

 sixteen months old, was so determined and vicious 

 that ten men could not teach him to lead. His owner 

 tackled him himself, and the result was three broken 

 ribs. The message sent with the brute, when put in 

 Mr. Galvayne's hands, was to ' Look out ; he is a perfect 

 savage,' and so he proved himself to be. Before having 

 been in the ring two minutes he went straight for the 

 professor, rearing up on end and fighting with his fore 

 feet like a man, snorting and growling, and evidently 

 meaning to ' force the fighting.' At first it certainly 



