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Europe, that he learned the secret of Offutt,* from the fact 

 that Offutt sued him for revealing it, claiming large dam- 

 ages, at first getting judgment, but upon being carried to a 

 higher court, the judgment was reversed. 



In talking with Mr. Fancher about Mr. Rarey's claims, 

 as proof that he did not originate the system, he brought 



FIG. 261. The second step in the improved method of throwing. Objectionable 



from danger of pulling the horse over backward, &c. Details explained 



farther on. See page 506 in Personal Experience. 



forward indorsements from Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, 

 and other men of national reputation, showing that he (Fan- 

 cher) practiced the same method as early as 1844, which 

 was long before Harey was known. 



I had tried the treatment upon all sorts of horses, and 

 had studied with close attention the effect it would produce 

 upon horses of different temperaments and habits. While 



* See note on page 384. 



