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Patea Mail, Volume II, Issue 173, 6 December 1876, Page 4

The following, which, we clip from the Evening Argus, should act as a warning to those who have to lead horses :—A man at Pahautanni a few days ago, named George Curtice, had a very narrow escape of being killed. It appears that he was riding a horse and leading another one by a halter, He had some 'difficulty in getting the leading horse along, and by some means the horse got part of the halter from over his nose,, which made him far more difficult to lead, as the halter was then only attached to his neck. The man, to make sure that the horse should not get away from him, by pulling the rope out of his hands, fastened it round his wrist with two half-hitches. The leading horse at once got restive, and pulled Curtice off the horse he was riding, and then started off at a full gallop, dragging the man by the wrist for about half a mile, when some persons, seeing the position the man was in ; managed to stop the horse, and took the rope off the man’s wrist. Curtice was lying insensible ; he was cut and bruised iifii most frightful manner, and his clothes were nearly all tom off him. A trap was at once procured and conveyed the un. fortunate man to the Hospital. We understand he is progressing very favorably, the injuries ho received fortunately being only flesh wounds.