Under the old rough-riding system

<h2>Under the old rough-riding system</h2><br>
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<p>Under the old rough-riding system, the most vicious horses were
occasionally conquered by daring men with firm seats and strong arms,
who rode and flogged them into subjection; but these conquests were
temporary, and usually <i>personal</i>; with every stranger, the animal would
begin his game again.</p>
<p>One advantage of this Rarey system is, that the horse is allowed to
exhaust himself under circumstances that render it impossible for him to
struggle long enough to do himself any harm. It has been suggested that
a blood-vessel would be likely to be broken, or apoplexy produced by the
exertion of leaping from the hind legs; but, up to the present time, no
accident of any kind has been reported.</p>


Fonte: Tamming Horses