148 THE HORSE : ITS TAMING, 



an entire victory over the vicious brute. So thoroughly 

 was the stallion tamed, that when he was yoked to a 

 machine, on the rear of which Mr. Galvayne's son and 

 assistant sat and held him by the tail, he did 

 not even attempt to kick. The triumph of the system 

 was acknowledged by every one present." 



From ^^ Huddersfie Id Examiner. '' — " Taming a ' Demon ' 

 Mare. — A wilder or more uncontrollable brute than 

 the 7-year-old mare handled by Professor Galvayne 

 on Saturday afternoon it would be almost impossible 

 to find in the United Kingdom. It was with the 

 greatest difficulty that she was kept in the marquee 

 at all, although placed in such a position that her 

 moving seemed an utter absurdity. She knocked Mr. 

 Galvayne down twice, and not content with that she 

 had a go at the assistant, and sent him flying, finally 

 kicking the posts in all directions, splitting them like 

 so much match wood. She tried to walk out of the 

 side of the tent, and for a little time it seemed doubtful 

 whether marquee, mare, and operators were not coming 

 to grief together. Ultimately the mare was thrown, 

 and the bit put into her mouth for the first time. Mr. 

 Galvayne then proceeded to lunge her and form her 

 mouth, not without an amount of resistance on her 

 part that required all the strength and courage of the 

 Professor to successfully combat. The process termed 

 ' Galvayning' was quite inadequate to meet the 



