434 SUBJECTION. ILLUSTEATIVE CASES. 



ommended in the language, 'If he cannot break him, no man can/ 

 Mr. Bailey had him but a short time, when he wrote the owner 

 that he could not manage him at all, and that he must take the 

 horse away ; in fact, the horse came near killing him. Then a 

 Southern colored man, who had been used to taking care of blooded 

 horses in the South, was recommended very highly to take him, 

 and was employed by the owner. He had him but a few days 

 before he was beaten. Then, with much difficulty, with strapping 

 and binding he was carried to Portland. In leading him from 

 the cars to the stable, he got the man under him, who was rescued 

 with difficulty from his ferocious fury. 



" Mr. Richardson and Eben Howe, two of our most experienced 

 and successful horsemen, now took him in hand. They attached 

 ropes to his feet and head, tied up one foot, taking every precau- 

 tion they could, and undertook to lead him to his owner's stable 

 between them. In his efforts to resist, and of the men to hold him, 

 Mr. Richardson's rope broke, when the horse at once jumped for 

 Mr. Howe, catching him by the breast of his thick overcoat, lifting 

 him from the floor as if only a mere toy (Mr. Howe will weigh 

 about 180 pounds), threw him down, and came down upon him 

 with his knees, holding his grip with the tenacity of a tiger (Mr. 

 Hillman's words). Mr. J. Jewell, stable-keeper on Centre-street, 

 grabbed a hay -fork and hit the horse three times heavily upon the 

 back of the head, while another man hit him in the same place 

 with the butt of a heavy black whip ; but his grip was only loos- 

 ened by thrusting the fork-handle between his jaws above the nip- 

 pers, and thus his mouth was pried open. Mr. Howe was so seri- 

 ously injuried that he was unable to attend to his duties for along 

 time; indeed, it was regarded fortunate, so bad were his injuries, 

 that he was able to regain his health even then.* By being tied 

 and hampered in the most effective manner that skill and ingenu- 

 ity could suggest, he was led to Mr. Hillman's place in Cape Eliz- 

 abeth, where he was kept confined for nearly nine months, until 

 taken out two weeks ago, and subdued in the presence of our lead- 

 ing citizens by Prof. Magner. Such is but a brief outline of the 

 character of this most remarkable horse. It is admitted by all 

 that he was the most vicious horse of any age ever known in this 

 country." 



CASE 8. NORWALK HORSE. 



This case is referred to mainly to show the value of 

 proper treatment. When at Norwalk, Ohio, I had a large 



*Mr. Howe was present at the time of "Jet's " subjection, and was still an in- 

 valid from the effects of his injuries. 



