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CHAPTER XXI. 



Horse-breaking. — What Mr. Rarey has and what he has not 

 done. — Can the Zebra be really tamed ? — Nervous Temper- 

 ament of the Horse. — Its Docility. — Difference between 

 the trained Hunter of the last Century and those of the 

 present time. — Sporting Men of the Old School and the 

 New. — Proofs that a few things were known about Horse- 

 taming before Mr. Rarey's time. — Essential point in which 

 the system of the modern Horse-trainers breaks down. 



On the subject of horse-breaking, and the system 

 adopted by Mr. Rarey, which has caused rather an 

 unusual sensation the last two years, I cannot for- 

 bear making some remarks, as somewhat analogous, 

 without its cruelty, to the treatment of young and 

 vicious horses practised by my father, by which 

 he could do more with horses than Mr. Rarey has 

 professed to teach, as shown by the public papers. 

 Neither in London nor in the provinces have I met 

 with one individual who has been present at Mr. 

 Rarey's lectures, or in the most remote degree 



