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difficulty drew his sword, and, though he wounded him in se¬ 
veral places, the horse only grew more savage. When nearly 
exhausted, the author* makes his appearance in time to slay 
the animal and save the poor fellow’s life. He describes ’the 
appearance of the horse and soldier in the following man¬ 
ner:— “ The animal’s eye and expanded nostrils were of 
deep crimson; and the blood from several gashes on his head, 
neck, and flanks, mingled with the white foam on his bright 
black skin. With erect mane and tail, and open mouth, he 
came up within a few yards of me: I pulled up, and drew 
my sabre. He then wheeled round, and, making several circles 
within each other in rapid motion, he flung out his hind 
legs at the prostrate soldier, whose sword defended him with 
difficulty. The horse endeavoured to avoid being cut by alert¬ 
ness and rapidity. The saddle and housings, lying by the man, 
in some measure protected him. On being foiled in striking 
with his hind feet, the horse turned round short on his haunches, 
and, with startling ferocity, plunged in head foremost, like a 
tiger, striking with his fore feet right out, and even trying to get 
hold of the man with his teeth.” Here was a revolution,— the 
horse attempting to kill his rider, and using his armed hoofs 
against his head ! “ Pushing in to the rescue, I endeavoured to 
get between the two, but it was no easy matter, for the horse 
made no attack on me; on the contrary, he used every effort 1o 
avoid my interference. I hallooed, and tried to drive him oft’. 
He retreated a hundred yards, when as, once or tivice, I was dis¬ 
mounting to succour the apparently exhausted man, he returned 
to the charge. However, from exertion and loss of blood, lie 
waxed weak and less wary; so that, after many abortive at¬ 
tempts, I succeeded in ham-stringing him. He now gave one 
loud bellow, and strove, with a staggering gait, to gallop off, fre¬ 
quently falling. I followed, and had several cuts at him, till, 
faint from loss of blood, he fell unable to rise.” 
Severity is rarely necessary in breaking in the colt, and in the 
generality of cases it is altogether uncalled for. But if the animal 
dispute your commands, recourse then must be had to coercion 
and punishment; and “ he must at once be taught that he is the 
slave of man, and that we have the power, by other means than 
those of kindness, to bend him to our will.” We never should 
employ coercion when we have it in our power to produce the 
same by pleasurable excitement. It is impossible to be too cir¬ 
cumspect either in administering chastisements or caresses. 
How to manage this requires a good head, and likewise a good 
* 
The celebrated Trelawny. 
