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the horse to spring furiously forward, and as I could not 

 restrain him, he bounded headlong over a big wagon loaded 

 with fodder, which stood in front of the door, and came 

 down near the hind wheel. 



There was a high, crooked rail fence running parallel 

 with his course, to which he ran so close that the ends of 

 the rails almost touched my leg. To remain on would 



FIG. 301. As usually led home after treatment. 



endanger my being torn off, and to avoid this, I jumped 

 off. The horse, being soon secured, was brought back, 

 and I again subjected him to treatment in the barn, after 

 which I rode him outside, as desired. The incident 

 impressed me as being so ludicrous that I give an illustra- 

 tion of it. 



When at Sugar Grove, Pa., a pony mare of so balky a 

 character that she had not been driven in harness for 

 years, was the only subject for experiment. I was careful 



