408 SUBJECTION. 



when I supposed he felt the full effects, I subjected him as 

 a matter of form to the Second Method for a few minutes, 

 and then drove him through the streets perfectly gentle. 

 The fact was, he had become so sick that he could not resist. 

 I now directed the man to put him in his team and drive 

 home. Knowing the temperament of the horse, I concluded 

 he would submit to this means, which he did, but I resorted 

 to it only because of my weakened condition. 



I was informed by the owner nearly a year afterward, 

 that the horse remained entirely gentle, and that if I would 



return again to II , he would warrant me a large class. 



I have experimented carefully with this method of treat- 

 ment upon a variety of cases. Sometimes it would work 

 exceedingly well on those of a cold blooded nature, but 

 courageous, strong-willed cases are liable, when excited, to 

 resist it, even when given much larger doses. (Two 

 ounces should be about the maximum dose for an ordinary 

 sized horse.) In addition to making violently sick, it is 

 liable to produce severe attacks of colic. One horse I 

 experimented upon in this way became subject to colic. 



CONTROL BY THE EYE, OR WILL. 



It is supposed by many that certain persons possess a 

 peculiar power by which they can with safety approach 

 and control a vicious horse as if by magic. In the sense 

 understood, this cannot be done. There is no inherent 

 power beyond that of nerve to conceal any impression of 

 fear or timidity, and the ability to exercise accurate judg- 

 ment in determining what to do and how much, so as not 

 to excite resistance until the horse is under control. For 

 example, standing just beyond his reach, and looking fix- 

 edly into his eye, saying with sternness, "Get around!" 

 until he is disconcerted, then approaching the shoulder and 

 passing the hand quickly but smoothly up to the halter or 



