376 SUBJECTION. 



I took into consideration the character of the Stafford horse 

 in France, which I knew to be that of a savage, bull-dog 

 nature, and which would not by any means be amenable to 

 such a method of treatment, also that of the zebra, a far 

 more difficult nature to subdue, I was fully convinced that 

 they never were controlled by the method of treatment 

 claimed to have been practiced upon them. Also at this 

 time and later I made careful inquiry in the neighboring 

 towns in relation to Rarey, but could obtain no facts show- 



FIG. 264. Position of the horse when down. 



ing that he possessed any unusual aptitude or ability in the 

 control of horses during his early career. 



I now desired to see Mr. Goodenough, Mr. Rarey's 

 partner in England, from whom I hoped to obtain a clue to 

 the matter. This I did not expect to accomplish, not know- 

 ing whether he were in the country, or even living ; but I 

 was finally so fortunate as to meet him under the following 

 circumstances : In 1872 I gave test exhibitions in New 

 York City (special reference to which is made in Personal 

 Experience) before leading horsemen, to which Mr. Good- 

 enough was incidentally invited by a friend. A few min- 

 utes before commencing the exhibition, Mr. Goodenough 



