132 THE HORSE: ITS TAMING, 



circus, than one which was entirely uncontrollable a 

 short half-hour before. At word of command the 

 beast even galloped backwards, and it was ridden 

 perfectly quiet both with and without reins by Mr. 

 Galvayne's son, who is quite a lad. During the exhi- 

 bition Mr. Galvayne was frequently and deservedly 

 applauded." 



Kilmarnock Herald. — ''Remarkable Victory of Man 

 over tJie Brute Creation. The Australian Horse-tamer 

 and the vicious Clydesdale Stallion ' Lord Lyon! — Mr. 

 Sydney Galvayne, the well-known Australian horse- 

 tamer and breaker, took in hand the really formidable 

 task of taming ' Lord Lyon,' a horse that has the 

 worst reputation for vice in Scotland, or even in Great 

 Britain. ' Lord Lyon ' is a particularly dangerous 

 brute, because his moods are so variable, and his fits 

 of temper seem, in a moment, to madden him, and to 

 introduce, as it were, temporary insanity ; and during 

 these fits he will worry man or men, and walk clean 

 through the walls of his box and chase every one out 

 of the yard. Being withal a fine animal, with immense 

 power and strength, and much sought after by farmers 

 and breeders of Clydesdale stock, it was a matter of 

 importance, not only to the owner but to the district 

 generally, that this serviceable horse should be made 

 somewhat tractable. It was only three or four weeks 

 ago that his owner had to shoot at him with a gun to 



