140 FEAR ITS EFFECTS. 



head, strong, dense texture of body, and naturally of good 

 disposition, but had been spoiled by being frightened into 

 running away several times, the last time jumping over the 

 toll-gate and leaving the wagon there. He was afraid of a 

 wagon and could not even be hitched to one. The people 

 did not question my ability to so control him that I could 

 drive him, but would not believe that I could break him so 

 that others could drive him. There was a general impres- 

 sion that I either acted upon the horse's brain in some mys- 

 terious way to control him, or that I gave medicine to do 

 so. Some went so far as to say they would not believe it 

 though they should see it done. By great effort, however, 

 I was able to make quite a large class on the condition that 

 I subdue this horse and drive him perfectly gentle before 

 them. 



I subjected the case to First and Second Methods, and 

 getting good control of the mouth, not only drove him to 

 wagon down hill without breeching, but at the same time, 

 to prove his perfect safety, had him driven by a boy eight 

 years old, in the same manner. This short lesson proved 

 sufficient to completely reform him. 



CASE III. 



This was a nine-year-old bay horse, owned by Mr. 

 Gates, of Garrets ville, Ohio. He would run away in double 

 or single harness, and defied every effort to break him. 

 With great care he could be hitched up, but the moment 

 a whip or the least thing excited him, he would kick and 

 run away, regardless of all control. All sorts of rigging had 

 been tried on him in vain. Although a very powerful, en- 

 ergetic horse, I knew he would not prove a difficult case, 

 and so stated, guaranteeing that I would hitch him up 

 without breeching, drive him before a class, and make him 

 submit to any excitement desired. 



