MUSTANG PONY. 



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do with him. Consequently it became a matter of consid- 

 erable importance to subdue him, and the full force of 

 treatment was used upon him for two hours, without seem- 

 ing to have the least permanent effect. 



It is proper to state that the First Method was not at 

 all suitable for this case, as this class of horses, when the 

 leg is tied up, will either throw themselves violently or 

 drop down upon the 

 belly sullenly, while 

 the War Bridle would 

 have no effect upon 

 him. The better to 

 explain his peculiarly 

 lithe, desperate char- 

 acter, after being 

 treated for nearly two 

 hours, with one leg 

 tied up, he dropped 

 forward upon his 

 head, turned clear 

 over like a wheel, and 

 came forward upon 

 his feet, making a complete somersault without any seem- 

 ing effort; and the next instant he jumped clear of the 

 ground, struck, and kicked out furiously with both hind 

 feet. I give a good portrait of his head, also an illustra- 

 tion of this remarkable feat, which was witnessed by the 

 entire class. 



He was several times brought under sufficient control 

 to be harnessed in shafts and driven quietly for perhaps a 

 minute, but with the first freedom he would fight back 

 with the same insane fury as before. I made the statement 

 that such a horse could not practically be broken before 

 the class, and I doubted whether anybody could break him. 



FIG. 296. The mustang. 



