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or " loco "as it is expressed in that locality — this is a Spanish 

 word for crazy. One of the class said he knew the band from 

 which this colt was taken and that every one of them was " loco." 



After I had handled him about thirty minutes he gave up the 

 fight from the fact that he found out I was not going to hurt him. 

 The next day I drove him on the streets and he acted like a good, 

 sensible horse, and showed no signs of being " loco." 



When I first came to California advocating my new system, 

 there were quite a number of good horsemen who said : 



Perhaps this man can handle the Eastern horses that are do- 

 mesticated, but we don't think he will meet with much success in 

 handling our "broncos." 



But after staying in Los Angeles six weeks, handling their 

 " broncos," and driving them through town with tin cans tied to 

 their tails, they became satisfied that my system would break 

 wild horses as well as those domesticated, as this article of Janu- 

 ary 2d, 1882, from the Los Angeles Times, will prove : 



The citizens of Los Angeles witnessed one of the most interest- 

 ing processions that has paraded the streets of this city for many 

 a day, yesterday. For some time past Professor Sample has been 

 in this city teaching the lovers of that noble animal, the horse, 

 how to train him. From the exhibition yesterday it was fully 

 proven to the satisfaction of the most skeptical that Sample is the 

 most thorough horse-trainer in the United States, if not in the 

 world. The owners of the horses in the procession will testify 

 that less than thirty days ago every animal was ungovernable to 

 a considerable extent. But the reader, if he saw the parade, 

 noticed that every horse was led by boys not over twelve years of age. 

 This is proof positive that every man should understand the modus 

 operandi of taming horses. The procession started from Temple- 

 street stable about 12 o'clock noon, and marched through the 

 principal streets. The Professor led the caravan, seated in a fine 

 buggy drawn by two magnificent black horses. The City Band 



