SECOND METHOD. 



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entirely unsuitable to it, including colts, in the midst of a crowd, in 

 very, bad places, and under very unfavorable circumstances, and 

 always feeling apprehensive of more or less danger, I never had an 

 accident or seriously injured a horse in making such experiments. 



I think it necessary to state again that 

 mustangs should under no circumstances 

 be subjected to this treatment. First, it 

 will be found very difficulty in fact ex- 

 poses v to considerable danger, to at- 

 tempt putting such a rig on a mustang, 



Fro. 82.— The Horse Subdued. 



as he cannot be approached or touched without kicking or striking 

 violently, and when put on he is liable to resist, recklessly jumping 

 around,' and sometimes throwing himself over back— a cause of spe- 

 cial danger. 



The Second Method works well upon all these cases, and can be 

 resorted to without difficulty. , 



SECOND METHOD OF SUBJECTION. 



If one were to turn around rapidly a few times, he would be- 

 come dizzy ; were he suddenly to reverse the motion, the effect 

 would be so intensified as to cause him to fall down helpless. The 

 effect is the same upon a horse, and in the management of a certain 

 class gives not only just the advantage needed, but almost unlim- 

 ited power in their control. 



I once had an exceptionally vicious horse brought me to experi- 

 ment upon before a class. When hitched to a buggy, this horse had 



