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men on seeing this, and the farmer standing 

 near, say he is a savage brute, and must be 

 reduced by savage means. The colt is then 

 beaten with a broom or pitchfork- handle, his 

 tail is twisted, and every means of inflicting 

 excruciating pain is resorted to, which instead 

 of subduing the animal has the reverse effect ; 

 the colt, being driven to madness, struggles and 

 fights until he vanquishes his foes. There is 

 then a consultation between the farmer ' and his 

 men, and at last this ferocious beast is haltered 

 by stratagem, but throughout all his life he is 

 either vicious or extremely nervous and shy, 

 for he will never forget his first introduction to 

 mankind, and the rough usage he then under- 

 went. 



I well remember a scene enacted during the 

 above process, and think I cannot do better 

 than recount it here. 



The colt to be haltered was driven into an 

 empty stable, and got into one of the stalls ; 

 the men then all pressed forward to keep him 

 there, and the above method of haltering was 



