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general, was enabled by this trusty animal, whose 

 powers of endurance and speed were wonderful, to 

 have men placed in the rifle pits in and around Wash- 

 ington so quickly that when Payne attempted to pass 

 the lines he was captured. This capture was due to 

 the speed of this beautiful steed as much as to the 

 men who directly stopped his passing the lines. I 

 have seen the methods employed in breaking and 

 training horses in California in the early days of that 

 State, and have of late been very much interested in 

 the works of Professor Gleason at the Boston Riding 

 Academy, and I feel confident of being able to judge ac- 

 curately of the value of his lessons. Should the mem- 

 bers of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 

 Animals make arrangements whereby Professor Glea- 

 son can lecture and impart his knowledge and views 

 of training to the outside world, they would do a work 

 which would benefit a great many. 



" A few evenings since I saw a fine, high-spirited and 

 nervous horse under the care of Professor Gleason, 

 and he so thoroughly controlled the animal that an 

 umbrella could be opened by the rider upon his back, 

 wliile pieces of paper, and even the firing of a pistol, 

 did not frighten the animal in the least. By means 

 of a brief training by Professor Gleason, another horse, 

 which was known as an inveterate kicker, was so 

 thoroughly subjugated that several tin pans were at- 

 tached to his tail, and no notice was taken of them 

 by the animal. 



" I have no pecuniary interest whatever in Professor 

 Gleason; but after witnessing his successful experi- 

 ments I cannot refrain from calling to them the atten- 

 tion of the public, hoping that the horse may be the 

 gainer. 



" George P. Richardson." 



