The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



leg, and again strike out with the bound leg. 

 Still no good. He will snort and get a bit 

 excited and hop forward haK a dozen times, 

 stop, and strike out with the bound leg for all 

 he is worth. Still no good. He may rear 

 four or five times and swing round on his hind 

 legs, come down and strike out again. He 

 will begin to sweat and steam, and the more 

 he rears and strikes out the better, for he is fat 

 and is taking it out of himself. Keep quite 

 still and don't move about. All the while 

 he will keep an eye on you, connecting you in 

 some way with his predicament, not resentfully, 

 but not understanding how you have put this 

 spell upon him. Up he will rear again and 

 swing away from you, then hop half way 

 round the yard, the heavy going helping to 

 take more out of him. He mil come to a 

 stand, draw himself up and look at you. About 

 now begin to speak to him with a tone in your 

 voice of commiseration. Move a step or two 

 towards him, speaking very kindly. Quite 

 likely he will come up to you and rub his head 

 against your shoulder. Pat him, for he is in 

 trouble, and he wall appreciate your sympathy. 

 Then move back again. He will shake the 

 bound leg again and bite perhaps at the upheld 

 knee, for the unbalanced weight is tiring the 

 muscles of his chest and shoulders. Once 

 more he will brace himself up to the effort of 

 fighting his bonds, striking out with perhaps 



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