MANAGEMENT OF THE HOESE. 47 



previously got his groom under his knees and chewed hirn up, and 

 had crippled and injured several other men. 



He wa3 led about from one stand to another by a jockey-stick, 

 fastened to the bit, in order to prevent his jumping on the groom and 

 killing him. 



If the groom, having him in charge, should get on his back to ride 

 him, he would reach around and bile him on the leg, consequently 

 they were obliged to walk and lead him. 



The owner of this horse lived at Norwood Park, about eleven miles 

 from Chicago. I went one day to see him concerning his horse, and, 

 in the course of conversation, I found that the horse would make a 

 good subject to handle before my claas, and the gentleman had him 

 brought to my tent in Chicago, and in less than forty minutes from 

 the time I began to handle him, the owner was on his back, riding 

 around the ring, and the horse was perfectly gentle and quiet. I 

 hitched this horse to a buggy and drove all through the city of 

 Chicago, with perfect safety, also turned him loose in my ring and 

 had him follow me around, without halter or bridle, perfectly quiet 

 and gentle. 



This horse was about seventeen hands high and weighed eighteen 

 hundred pounds, and was naturally of a mild, even temper. 



On investigating the early history of this horse, I learned that he 

 was imported from France at the age of two years, and was perfectly 

 kind and gentle until he was spoiled by the unskillful management of 

 his groom. 



We could mention many such cases of good-tempered horses, having 

 been ruined and made ugly by mismanagement on the part of grooms 

 and others. 



Then again there are other horses that are naturally stupid, sullen, 

 and of treacherous dispositions. (See cut No. 10.) 



These horses will require very little aggravation at the hands of 

 the trainer in order to draw out their mean traits. 



