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in the art of bringing the horse under complete control of man. We 

 make the remarks for the purpose of calling the attention of our 

 farmers and owners of horses of Maine, to these new improvements of 

 such vital importance to their interests. We have taken pains to give 

 them a personal investigation. You will find Mr. Magner a modest, 

 unassuming young man, and no humbug, and we cordially advise every 

 one who can, to obtain his lectures. 



Portland (Me.) Transcript— 1864. 



Mr. Magner, the Horse Tamer and Trainer, has been in Portland 

 during the past week, and has created a great stir among our horsemen. 

 So great was the interest excited, that Mr. Magtier formed a school, 

 which was largely attended by those interested in such matters, includ- 

 ing many of our best citizens who have fine horses, and seems to have 

 been altogether satisfactory. Such success in so brief a period is quite 

 unusual. His exhibitions have been very interesting and have satisfac- 

 torily demonstrated his ability to bring the most unmanageable horses 

 entirely under his control. An innocent colt, fresh from the country, 

 was introduced, and in a few minutes acted the part of a well trained 

 horse; then came a spirited mare, whose stubbornness was not so readily 

 but no less surely overcome; an old stager, which had for years defied 

 every farrier in the county, but after five minutes training stood quietly 

 as a lamb while his feet were handled and hammered in true black- 

 smith style; a splendid animal, whose principal fault seemed to be 

 unusual fright at the sight of an umbrella, in a very short space of time 

 stood unmoved as one of those articles was placed before him and 

 moved about his body, and when at last it was held above and dropped 

 upon his head, he appeared to regard it with far more of complacency 

 than fear; a puller on the bit was beaten at his own game and yielded 

 handsomely. Whatever the tricks and eccentricities of which the ani- 

 mals brought forward were guilty, they found more than their match in 

 the horse tamer, who did not in a single instance let a horse pass out of 

 his hands till he could truthfully say, "I have you, sir." He was asked 

 to test his skill still further on a vicious mule which was brought in and 

 turned loose in the ring; he was indeed a villainous fellow, and not at 

 all agreeable in his manners, refusing to be bridled or handled, and 

 meeting every one who approached him with an undesirable display of 

 his heels — but in less than fifteen minutes his whole demeanor was 

 changed, and he i-emained perfectly quiet while he was again and again 

 naltered, mounted on all sides, and handled from head to foot, and 

 finally was led out perfectly submissive. The change was wonderful 

 and called forth great applause. — These exhibitions are, as we learn, 

 foreign to Mr. Magner's custom and general purpose, which is, not to 

 exhibit <^eats in horsesmanship, but to make the people practically 

 acquainted with his system, and thereby create increased interest in 

 raising and managing horses. He is soon to start out into the towns 

 of this State, and we hope farmers and horsemen will give him all the 

 f'ttention which his theory and his success merit. 



