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fore the class in a barn; that so far as making her gentle to be 

 shod, I could do that in a few minutes, but to drive her in 

 harness successfully, she must be treated out of doors, which 

 could not be done on account of the crowd. They agreed 

 to be satisfied with what I could do in the building. Hav- 

 ing but a very small place to work in, it required the great- 

 est skill to manage her successfully, and in less than ten 

 minutes she submitted to have the feet handled, and finally 

 to be driven, not only in the barn, but out of doors, as this 

 was insisted upon. Yet the owner, and the entire, class, 

 were dissatisfied because I would not guarantee that the 

 mare could be driven home to a carriage with perfect safety 

 and so I returned their money. A very little effort out of 

 doors would have made this mare perfectly gentle to be 

 driven, as I stated to them, and which was proved two 

 days afterward, when she was driven in a crowd, without 

 breeching, by a horse-jockey who traded for her. 



At a place in Central Ohio, a horse that was afraid 

 of a top carriage, one of the worst cases I ever saw, was 

 brought in for treatment. After driving him successfully to 

 a top carriage under the canvas, it was insisted upon as a 

 condition of their being satisfied, that I should drive him out 

 and into the streets. I did so, at great personal risk, barely 

 succeeding. The owner now insisted that he could drive 

 the horse just as well as I. I explained to the class that 

 the horse should be treated out of doors before he could be 

 driven with safety, and to prevent an accident, which I knew 

 would inevitably follow, and destroy the confidence of the 

 people in that part of the country in my efforts , I bought 

 him. 



I refer to these cases particularly to impress inexperi- 

 enced persons, as shown by the first cases referred to, with 

 the necessity of having a correct idea of the treatment for 

 the case, and then carefully and patiently persevering until 



