Stopping a Runaway Horse.
The Rnssiaa method of stopping a rnnaway horse is worth describing. A horse that is addicted to running away ; has a thin cord with a running noose around his neck at the neck strap, and the end is tied to the dash board. " I 1 saw," reports a travelled correspondent, •• a phaeton with two spirited horses bolt. They were driven by a lady, and I expected instant destruction ; but the lady coolly grasped a thin cord, and within thirty yards the horses came to a full stop. I afterwards met the lady at Nice and expressed surprise at the skill with which she stopped the runaways ' She treated it as a trifle, and told me that accidents from runaway horses are unknown in Russia, as no one would think of driving without the cord. When a horse bolts he always takes the bit in his teeth, and the skill of the driver is useless. The moment the pressure comes on the windpipe the horse at once gives in."
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Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 31, 5 August 1896, Page 2
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