ILLUSTRATIVE CASES. U1 



This simple rig, though a chance outgrowth of incidental neces- 

 sity, proved not only just the thing for the emergency, but a valua- 

 ble acquisition for the management of colts and horses generally of 

 this character. Turning right or left, the poles come against the 

 legs ; in backing, the ends stick into the ground, bringing the cross- 

 piece firmly against the quarters. There is no danger of their 

 breaking, and by their use the quarters can be accustomed to being 

 touched or run against by the shafts in driving. Submitting to this 

 he was practically broken, and at once harnessed before a wagon 

 with breeching straps loose, and driven back to the American 

 House, much of the way with the cross-piece striking the quar- 

 ters, proving him perfectly gentle. That evening I drove him to Pe- 

 troleum Centre, and the next day, as promised, exhibited him in 

 harness, prbving him a model of docility. 



An incident peculiar to this case is here worthy of mention : 

 Upon visiting this place about three years afterward, Mr. Smawley 

 informed me that the horse had been used as a family carriage 

 horse and was one of the safest in that part of the country, but that 

 it was impossible to shoe him with the halter on, while with the bri- 

 dle on he was perfectly gentle to have his feet handled. While 

 treating him, had I taken up his feet after the harness was removed, 

 and accustomed them to being handled and pounded upon for a few 

 moments, he would have been just as gentle while being shod with 

 the halter on as with the bridle. As it was, he could associate sub- 

 mission only in the manner the treatment was used, and this car- 

 ried it no farther than driving with the control of the bit, hence the 

 docility to allow the feet to be handled while it was on. 



