PART FIRST. 



LIFE SKETCH OF OSCAR R. GLEASON, 



HORSE EDUCATOR. 



, During the past ten years I have lectured on the 

 subject of horsemanship to not less than 1,500,000 

 people, in this country and Canada, all of whom, 

 judging from the attention given to what I have had 

 to say, are more or less interested in my origin and 

 history. In response to the many inquiries made of 

 me on this subject, I take pleasure in offering to my 

 numerous friends the following sketch, which it is 

 hoped will also serve as an introduction to those who 

 have not yet seen me — the myriads whom I desire to 

 meet and to benefit by the experience I have had, 

 and which I hope to be able to impart in a manner at 

 once plain and comprehensive. 



MY PARENTS. 



First — as a slight tribute of love, respect, and pride, 

 I desire to speak of my departed New England 

 mother and father. The maiden name of my honored 

 mother was Ellen F. Drury, a native of Salem, Mass. 

 She was one of those earnest, determined, and devoted 

 women whose character and life have done so much 

 in shaping and directing the minds of the best class 



