Paterfamilias conquers the quagga by biting its ear

Paterfamilias conquers the quagga by biting its ear

Paterfamilias conquers the quagga by biting its ear

Bleeding a vicious horse has been recommended in German books on equitation. In the family Robinson Crusoe, paterfamilias conquers the quagga by biting its ear, and every farrier knows how to apply a twitch to a horse’s ear or nose to secure his quietness under an operation. A Mr. King, some years since, exhibited a learned horse, which he said he subdued by pinching a nerve of its mouth, called the nerve of susceptibility.