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ment, even after being thus subdued, excepting when done 

 very cautiously, to put the hand upon his nose, as it would 

 cause him to snort and strike. 



This case was so interesting that I had an accurate 

 drawing made of his head, which I had engraved with 

 others, and which is given at the heading of this case. 

 Notwithstanding it was an accurate drawing of the head 

 after being subdued, and shows a very bad expression of 

 character, it scarcely gives an idea of the striking expres- 

 sion of viciousness before being subdued. 



CASE 5. HANKEY MARE. 



This was a seven-year-old mare, owned by Mr. F. A. 

 Hankey, of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. She was a bright 

 bay, weighing about 1000 pounds, of remarkably strong, 

 firm texture of body. She had a good intelligent head, 

 showing the indications of great activity and pluck. The 

 eyes were rather small, showing much white, eyelids rather 

 heavy, quite long from eyes to ears, and ears long. 



She was raised by the owner, Mr. Hankey, who tried 

 to break her when she was three years old, but, notwith- 

 standing he resorted to every possible expedient, completely 

 failed. She not only resisted the control of several men, 

 but ran away, carrying with her a heavy four-horse wagon 

 loaded with manure. The following letter to a cousin of 

 his, Wm. Motter, of Emmetsburg, will explain itself: 



"DEAR SIR: 



" I was a member of Mr. Magner's class yesterday in Gettysburg. He 

 had a class of over forty scholars. I took in my mare for him to handle, 

 which I had been trying to break from the time she was throe years old, and 

 could do nothing with her. She was the worst runaway kicking mare I ever 

 saw, and I had given up all hopes of ever being able to break her. After 

 trying every way I could to break her and failing, I made up my mind I 

 would fix her for once so she couldn't run away; so I filled my large, four- 

 horse wagon with manure, and hitched her to it, with three other horses. 

 Notwithstanding there were three men holding her in addition, she carried 

 wagon, horses, and men. right away with her mouth, and tore everything to 

 pieces. It took two hours yesterday to control her. To-day I took her to 



