366 SUBJECTION. 



We also learn that about the year 1800 a man named 



in Yorkshire, England, 

 was quite celebrated for 

 his power over horses, 

 although he kept his 

 method a great secret. 

 The following account 

 shows that his method 

 was the same as Bull's : 

 A correspondent in the 

 Veterinarian, named Cas- 

 tly, in referring to a cer- 

 tain horse given Jumper 

 to break, says that in 

 ten days he brought 

 him home perfectly sub- 

 dued, for he would lie 



down, and rise again, at 

 his command. 



About the same time 

 a man named Sullivan, 



FIG. 256.-The Bridle used to prevent biting, better known as 



who lived in Mallow, in the County of Cork, Ireland, had 

 quite a local reputation for his power over horses. His 

 method of management was to shut himself up in a build- 

 ing with the horse to be subdued, until he had him under 

 control, when he would open the doors and exhibit the ef- 

 fects of his treatment. While the horse was standing 

 quietly, he would occasionally put his mouth to the horse's 

 ear as if whispering something to him; hence the term 



