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REVIEW — -HORSE TAMING. 
While the last experiments were being tried on the yearling, 
W. espied B , # a farmer and tenant of M , with several 
men, at the distance of some fields, trying, most ineffectually, on 
the old system, to break-in a horse. W. proposed to go down 
and shew him what effect had been produced on the yearling. 
The rest agreed, and W., M., and E. proceeded towards B., W. 
leading the yearling. On their way they had to lead her over 
a brook, which she passed after a little persuasion, and without 
force. One of the fields through which she had to pass con- 
tained four horses, three of which trotted up and surrounded her; 
but she did not become in the least degree restive, or desirous of 
getting loose. When the party arrived at the spot, they found 
that B. and his men had tied their filly short up to a tree in the 
comer of the field, one side of which was walled, and the other 
hedged in. W. now delivered the yearling up to M., and pro- 
posed to B. to endeavour to tame his horse after the new method. 
B. who was aware of the character of his horse, anxiously warned 
W. not to approach it, cautioning him especially against the fore- 
feet, asserting that the horse would rear and strike him with the 
fore*feet, as it had himself just before they had come up. W., 
therefore, proceeded very cautiously. He climbed the wall, and 
came at the horse through the tree. Immediately upon his 
touching the halter, the horse pranced about, and finally pulled 
away with a -dogged and stubborn expression, which seemed to 
bid W. defiance. Taking advantage of this, W. leaned over as 
far as he could, clinging all the time to the tree with his right 
hand, and succeeded in breathing into one nostril, without, how- 
ever, being able to blind the eyes. From that moment all became 
easy. W., who is very skilful in the management of a horse, 
coaxed it, and rubbed its face, and breathed from time to time 
into the nostrils, while the horse offered no resistance. In about 
ten minutes, W. declared his conviction that the horse was sub- 
dued ; and he then unfastened it, and to the great and evident 
astonishment of B., (who had been trying all the morning in 
vain to gain a mastery over it), led it quietly away with a 
loose halter. Stopping in the middle of the field, with no one else 
near, W. quietly walked up to the horse, placed his arm over one 
eye and his hand over the other, and breathed into the nostrils. 
It was pleasing to observe how agreeable this operation appeared 
to the horse, who put up its nose continually to receive the “ puff.” 
In this manner W. led the horse through ali the fields, in one of 
which were the four horses already mentioned, who had formerly 
* Mr. Ellis has not obtained the consent of his friends to divulge their 
names in so early a stage of these experiments,* but by the letter B, the farmer 
will be recognized — E, will represent Mr. Ellis — M, the brother-in-law of 
Mr. Ellis, and W, the amateur, 
