150 FBAE. ITS EFFECTS. 



moments to exert all the energy of despair in trying to get 

 away. But expecting this, I was prepared to meet it and 

 hold him, though his resistance at this stage was very de- 

 termined. 



This simple rig, though a chance outgrowth of inciden- 

 tal necessity, proved not only just the thing for the emer- 

 gency, but a valuable acquisition for the management of 

 colts and horses generally of this character. Turning right 

 or left, the poles come against the legs ; in backing, the 



FIG. 121. Wild Pete, as he appeared next day after being subdued. 



ends stick into the ground, bringing the cross-piece firmly 

 against the quarters. There is no danger of their breaking, 

 and by their use the quarters can be accustomed to being 

 touched or run against by the shafts in driving. Submit- 

 ting to this he was practically broken, and at once harnessed 

 before a wagon with breeching straps loose, and drove back 

 to the American House, much of the way with the cross- 

 piece striking his quarters, proving him perfectly gentle. 

 That evening I drove him to Petroleum Centre, and the 

 next day as promised, exhibited him in harness, proving 

 him a model of docility. 



An incident peculiar to this case is here worthy of men- 



