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order a man named Maunder to ride him one morning before 
you went hunting?” “ Maunder did ride him.”—“ And you 
ordered Maunder to stick to him?” “I don’t know about 
that.”—“ Was he not restive at that time?” “ He did jump 
about a little.”—“ And you flogged him a little to reduce him?” 
“ I cannot swear about the flogging.’ —“ And after that you 
rode him ?” “ Yes.”—“ Did he not once throw this very 
Maunder?” “ I believe he did.”—“ And yet he was one of the 
most quiet horses you ever rode?” “ He was always quiet with 
me.” 
James Jackson has ridden with J. Pocklington on the road, 
as much as thirty miles at a time: the horse was always quiet. 
Has followed the hounds with Mr. Pocklington : the horse did 
his w T ork well, and was quiet. # 
_ Caps, nineteen years old, has often ridden this horse ; 
used to ride’him with the donkey’s bridle : was exercising him 
in the grass pasture when he was thrown. Often used to lide 
him, and with or without saddle. He used to play about a bit 
when he had not been out for a long while : always mounted 
without help; behaved very w’ell on the road. Sometimes a, 
a week or more at a time without going out. 
Cross-examined. —Threw him once was not forbidden to lide 
him again : he was merely at play when he threw him. Bode 
with a snaffle, and no curb, the ass s bridle, which went under 
the jaw : quiet when at regular work, but playfui when Kept up 
a bit, just as a body would like him. “ Now, has he not a will 
to go his own way ?” u He goes any way that a body wants 
him,”—“ Now, did not you beat him sometimes?” “ Why, I 
liked to be master of him.”—“ Master of him ! Now don’t you 
recollect how you used to beat him to do that ? IN o j I don t. 
W. Cooper is servant to Mr. Berridge, about a mile from the 
defendant’s: knows the horse well, up to last April : his mastei 
wanted to buy him. Has been with other gentlemen to see him , 
has seen him ridden many times, by Mr. Berridge among the 
rest: behaved well. Has seen defendant ride him two or thiee 
times : always thought him a very quiet horse. 
Cross-examined. —Thought him the best riding horse in that 
part of the country: never heard of his throwing any one until 
to-day; never saw the saddle put on. 
W. Pattison is a farrier; has shod the horse three times; 
the last time was in August : he was very quiet and ti actable 
every time. Cox’s men stood beside him. Nevei saw lum 
vicious. . 
Cross-examined .—The men stood by the side of him for fear 
he should not be kind. 
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