56 BESTIYEXESS, OR TAMING HORSES. 



Mr. A. B. Moss happened to read this ac- 

 count, and he felt a natural desire to ascertain 

 how far this mode of horse training might be 

 employed among the American horses. He 

 soon had an opportunity of putting the veracity 

 of the story to the test. A man on a neighbor- 

 ing farm was attempting to break a very restive 

 colt, which had foiled him in every possible way. 

 After several attempts, he succeeded in breath- 

 ing into one of the horse's nostrils, and from 

 that moment all became easy. The horse was 

 completely subdued. He suffered himself to be 

 led quietly away with a loose halter, and was 

 perfectly at command. 



