358 THE ETHICS OF HORSE MANAGEMENT. 
checked, and compelled to remain, until, at last, towards the 
evening, the tightened rein was slackened, the barb gladly 
rushed forward, its rider took it at a canter through several 
streets and then home, perfectly cured of its habit,—indeed, 
whenever it came into the street of its humiliation, instead 
of stopping it had a greater tendency to run away. 
Some years ago, a horse in the depot at Woolwich had 
proved so unmanageable to the rough-riders, that at length 
no one among them dared to mount it, as it lay down and 
rolled over its rider, or crushed him against the wall or any¬ 
thing near. All the means in vogue in those days were un¬ 
availing to correct it of these dangerous practices; so it was 
at length brought before the commanding officer, with the 
character of being “ incurably vicious,” and with a recom¬ 
mendation, on that account, that it should be “ cast,” and 
sold out of the service. A colonel Quest hearing of this, 
and knowing the horse to be well-bred, and one of the best 
actioned and cleverest horses in the regiment, besought the 
commanding officer to permit it to be transferred into the 
riding troop. This was agreed to, and the transfer was no 
sooner accomplished than the colonel determined to pursue a 
system of management directly opposed to that which had 
been already attempted. He had the horse led daily into the 
riding-school; suffered no whip ever to be shown to it while 
there, but patted it, and tried to make it execute this and 
that little manoeuvre; and as often as it proved obedient, 
rewarded it with a handful of corn or beans, or a piece of 
bread, with which bribes his pockets were invariably well 
supplied. In this manner, and not before, the rebellious 
horse was not only subdued and tamed, but rendered so per¬ 
fectly quiet that a little child could ride it. In fact, it was at 
length taught to kneel while its rider mounted, and to per¬ 
form various evolutions and tricks which no other horse in 
the school could be brought to do; and so great a favorite 
did it become that its master gave it the appellation of 
“The Darling.” What different treatment this to beating 
it on the head and shins, and what a different result! 
The celebrated cattle breeder, Bakewell, at an advanced 
period of life, not only conquered a vicious restive horse, 
but, without the assistance of either grooms or jockeys, taught 
this animal to obey his verbal orders with as great attention 
as the most accomplished animal that was ever educated at 
Astley’s school. Bakewell was accustomed to say that his 
horse could do everything but speak. The method which he 
adopted to conquer this vicious animal was never told, even 
to his own domestics, which was a great pity. He ordered 
