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BAD TO SHOE. 



The owner and smith concluded they had a sure thing in this 

 case with which to beat me, and came twelve, miles for the purpose, 

 leading the horse. They said they would both join the class pro- 

 vided I would make the horse sufficiently gentle to allow a man 

 with a leather apron on to go near enough to handle him. At the 

 same time they told their friends secretly that I could do nothing 

 with the horse, and that they came there for the express purpose of 

 showing me up as a humbug. All felt so sure that the horse would 

 beat me that a large number joined the class to see the fun, expect- 

 ing of course they would get their money back. I subjected the 



horse quickly to 

 the Second 

 Method and War 

 ' Bridle, not re- 

 quiring in all 

 more than six or 

 eight minutes, 

 when he could be 

 handled without 

 the least difficul- 

 ty, being per- 

 fectly regardless 

 of the apron. I 

 ordered the horse 

 taken to the 

 shop, and accus- 

 tomed to the 

 sparks and ham- 

 mering ; to be treated kindly, giving apples, etc. ; also to be shod a 

 few times outside the shop, to make sure of his docility. 



To show the simplicity of what may appear difficult, it is worthy 

 of mention that at the same place, a party of three men — a father 

 and two sons — were employed over three hours in trying to lead a 

 six-year-old colt, pulling, pushing, and backing him by main force, 

 to the place of exhibition, a distance of not over one fourth Of a 

 mile. The conditions were that I must make him follow me freely 

 across the barn floor. A few sharp pulls with the War Bridle were 

 sufficient to make the horse run after me, not requiring in all more 

 than two minutes, proving so conclusively the ignorance and bad 

 management of the parties that they were laughed at and ridiculed 

 by the entire class. (See Fig. 155.) 



Fie. 261.— As the Cord may be Adjusted for Control of Simple Cases. 



