House and Garden 
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the operations of an unusual training. Immediately 
upon our arrival at the stable the doniestique, with un¬ 
concealed pleasure at having an opportunity to exhib¬ 
it his master’s horse, 
led the animal out into 
the open. While my 
friend was pointing 
out the various marks 
of distinction and 
value which had jus¬ 
tified an investment of 
five thousand francs 
(a rather high price 
for a horse in Switzer¬ 
land), the Jomestique 
gently stroked his 
neck and head in a 
kindly manner and 
invited the horse to 
give him a kiss. I'he 
horse responded by 
nibbling at the cheek 
of the man in a very 
aff ectionate and play¬ 
ful manner, as illus¬ 
trated in the accompanying engraving made from a 
photograph of the horse and his friend in this atti¬ 
tude of reciprocal amity. In other ways the horse 
gave ready evidence of a 
natural rapport and under¬ 
standing between him and 
his genial care-taker. 
Every action displayed a 
lien of regard which knew 
no fear or artificial force, for 
I was told that the young 
animal had never been cor¬ 
poreally punished, although 
other and more sane cor¬ 
rective measures had been 
exercised. 
After a few exchanges of 
friendly civilities, the domes- 
tique suddenly took off' the 
halter and clapped his 
hands, whereupon the lib¬ 
erated animal with mane 
and tail in the air, nostrils 
expanded, and gracefully 
spirited in every movement, 
galloped off' into an adjoin¬ 
ing field rich with meadow- 
grass and fine grazing. No 
horse in finest equipage 
imaginable could have pre¬ 
sented a more beautiful sight, 
and limb, he gracefully exhibited the charm of am 
mal life in its most interesting expression 
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AND HIS UNDERMASTER 
CAPTAIN FONJALLAZ AND HIS HORSE 
Fl¬ 
ee m every m 
Liscle 
as 
in nature, unfettered and free from all artificial 
trammels. 
Finally, after we had witnessed and enjoyed this 
most interesting scene 
i for a few minutes, as 
if to focus and fully 
emphasize the char¬ 
acter of the relations 
which were of com¬ 
mon experience be¬ 
tween the goodly, 
simple hearted man 
and his correspond- 
ingly good horse, the 
doniestique gently 
called the horse by 
name to come back 
to him. No eff ort was 
made to coax the 
animal or to conceal 
the tether. It seemed 
to be something of a 
test of this delightful 
animal’s devotion 
and obedience and it 
seemed natural for me to wonder: would he 
obey the gentle master-voice and leave the rich 
grazingWould he desert the opportunity for 
horse-play and the enjoyable 
freedom of a bright, clear 
September day ^ But the 
doubts quickly gave way to 
intelligent demonstration, on 
the part of the horse. Almost 
instantly upon hearing the 
familiar voice, he stopped 
his delectable grazing, raised 
his head in recognition of 
the summons, and trotted up 
to his undermaster with an 
obedience which was very 
notable for its martial pre¬ 
cision and promptness. He 
submitted to the halter with¬ 
out the slightest indication 
of caprice or necessity for 
coaxing, and was led back 
to his box stall after having 
played his part in the sim¬ 
ple drama with consummate 
loyalty and devotion to the 
guiding thought. 
It was very evident from 
the action of the horse that 
he responded most naturally 
to the kindness and directive impulse of his trainer. 
Indeed it was apparent that the horse had no other 
thought than to immediately obey, for all of his 
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