312 THE horse's rescue. 



ncvss in one year and a half. I wanted to see Mr. Bur- 

 dick to get the privilege of using his name in this 

 scientific work on the horse. He was gone awav. I 

 waited for liim to return home; he said he had been 

 up to look at his stallions. " Mr. Burdick," said I, " I 

 have got along with my book now where it comes to 

 vou. Can I use your name in this science?" 



" You can use my name in any way you please and 

 I will add a little myself; you can say ihe work done 

 on my stallion has added to his worth five hundred 

 dollars. I would not have him put back where he 

 was last fall for that ; and that is not all ; my brown 

 horse that I have just had fixed can out-trot his mate, 

 which he could not do before I had him fixed; he 

 sailed ont at once ; it let him loose, untied him. The 

 mist is clearing away." 



This was the last he said to me. I walked away. 

 This is encouraging, and this work is still going 

 on and spreading, and it will continue to do so for this 

 reason : it is right, based on principles that will stand, 

 and all trash and rubbish it will clear away and shove 

 from their base, just as these poor horses are. 



There is one nure mare I want to mention. It is 

 the Westlake mare of Auburn city. It is nearly nine 

 years since I changed her back to natural and put her 

 in harmony of action. She never changed hands; 

 he owns her yet. I have seen her nearly every year 

 since and looked her over as she was passing and re 

 passing. She was on her base and limber, looking 

 fine. She was a good animal and i- yet. When I 

 changed her back she was badly deformed and showed 

 it. Working- on this mare I learned a lesson. I did 



