THIRD CLASS. 



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Pig. 315.— Norman Horse. Naturally Gentle. 



openly censured me for presuming to be so timid, and he was about 



walking up to the horse to show me how easily he could handle him. 



I simply said, " Wait a moment ; you do not know your danger ; I 



will show you what kind of a 



horse you have here, and then 



if you think best you can handle 



him as much as you please." 



I took a small pole and reached 



it out toward the horse's nose,' ' 



when immediately he reared and 



struck at it with the viciousness 



of a wild mustang. I next 



touched the hind parts, when he L 



jumped into the air and kicked 



with such fury as to clear the 



floor at once. I then said to 



the owner, " Let me see you go 



up and handle him now." Said 



he, " I would not go near him 



for a thousand dollars '; I had no idea he was so bad." I taught him 



and the class a bit of a lesson that I think they never will forget. 



I then went on carefully untill could get to the horse safely, when 



I soon had him under'perfect control, and he became as gentle to 



be managed and driven as any ordinary colt, not requiring in all 



more than thirty minutes. 



These cases are liable 

 to resist with great reck- 

 lessness. It is a specially 

 important condition of 

 success that ^everything 

 needed for treatment 

 should be carefully at 

 hand, and of the best 

 quality. It is almost fatal 

 to success, and especially 

 so in the management of 

 a critical case, to have 

 anything break when a 

 horse is making a de- 

 termined struggle of re- 

 sistance. There should be great care taken not to get injured. The 



selection of ground, or the place where the Work is to be done, is 



Fig. 316. — The Best Type of Intelligent, 

 Courageous Nature. 



