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KICKING. 



Fjm. 187-192.— Contrasts ol 

 Character. 



though held by three men, he ran away, 

 tore the cart to pieces, and proved ut- 

 terly unmanageable. This horse was 

 bought for $50, and brought to me to ex- 

 periment upon as a test case. He was 

 brought under such complete control in 

 less than an hour after I was able to get 

 my hands upon him (which was a diffi- 

 cult matter to do with safety), that he 

 could be driven anywhere without 

 breeching by the control of an ordinary 

 bit only. 



Sixth. A four-year-old colt in Ra- 

 venna, O., of so exceptionally wild and 

 dangerous character that he could only 

 be brought in between two long ropes. 

 It certainly seemed impossible to hitch 

 this colt in harness, because if touched 

 on any part of the body it would be im» 

 possible to hold him, and yet, without 

 any serious difficulty, he was driven en- 

 tirely gentle in thirty, minutes without 

 breeching. 



Seventh. A four-year-old colt of trot- 

 ting blood, in Lancaster, N. H. Thia 

 was one of the most nervous, impulsive 

 kickers in that country. This horse was 

 sent over forty miles to one of the bes* 

 horse-breakers in that country to break 

 who,, after working with him two weeks, 

 gave him up as hopeless, but Was driven 

 entirely gentle without the least excite- 

 ment or danger within forty minutes. ^ 



Eighth. A runaway kicker in Brook- 

 ville, Pa. This horse had not been in 

 harness for two years, and was regarded 

 as entirely unmanageable. After thirty 

 minutes he was driven down hill without 

 breeching by a little boy. 



Ninth. A seven-year-old horse in Nor- 

 walk, O., had not been in harness for over 

 a year, and was regarded as hopelessly 

 unmanageable. Two horse-breakers who 



