Father talked a good deal to me about Rarey, the great horse-tamer, and it put ideas into my head.

He said he once saw Rarey come on a stage in Boston with a timid horse that he was going to accustom to a loud noise.

First a bugle was blown, then some louder instrument, and so on, till there was a whole brass band going.

Rarey reassured the animal, and it was not afraid." "You like horses better than any other animals, don't you, Harry ?" asked Miss Laura.
"I believe I do, though I am very fond of that dog of yours.

I think I know more about horses than dogs.