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" ... of the country, straps a saddle on his back, and bestriding him removes the poncho, upon which the astonished horse springs on his legs, and endeavours, by a thousand vain efforts, to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly... "
Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and Mexico ... - Page 112
by Basil Hall - 1824
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Extracts from a Journal: Written on the Coasts of Chili, Peru, and ..., Volume 1

Basil Hall - 1824 - 414 pages
...thousand vain efforts, to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly on his back ; and, by a discipline which never fails, reduces the...was used as a weapon of great power in the hands of these people, who make bold and useful troops, and never fail to dismount cavalry, or to throw down...
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The New Annual Register, Or General Repository of History, Politics, and ...

1825 - 828 pages
...thousand vain efforts, to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly on his back, and, by a discipline which never fails, reduces the...wild companions. " During the recent wars in this countryi the lasso was used as a weapon weapon of great power in the hands of the guassos, who make...
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Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia During the Years ..., Volume 2

Charles Stuart Cochrane - 1825 - 536 pages
...thousand vain efforts to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly on his back ; and by a discipline which never fails, reduces the...and strength in the capture of his wild companions." the variegated brushwood, forming a striking contrast with the bold shapes of the distant mountains,...
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Journal of a Residence and Travels in Colombia During the Years ..., Volume 2

Charles Stuart Cochrane - 1825 - 538 pages
...thousand vain efforts to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly on his back ; and by a discipline which never fails, reduces the...and strength in the capture of his wild companions." the variegated brushwood, forming a striking contrast with the bold shapes of the distant mountains,...
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The Terrific Register: Or, Record of Crimes, Judgments, Providences, and ...

1825 - 844 pages
...thousand vain efforts, to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly on his back ;. and, by a discipline which never fails, reduces the horse to such complete obedieaoe, that he is soon trained to fend his speed and strength in the capture of' his wiM companions....
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The Horse: With a Treatise of Draught and a Copious Index

William Youatt - 1831 - 512 pages
...thousand vain efforts to disencumber himself of his new master, -who sits quite composedly on his back, and, by a discipline •which never fails, reduces...complete obedience, that he is soon trained to lend his whole speed and strength to the capture of his companions.*" • The manufacture of the Gaucho's boots...
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A New Family Encyclopedia; Or, Compendium of Universal Knowledge ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1831 - 484 pages
...thousand vain efforts, to disencumber himself of his new master, who sits quite composedly on his back, and by a discipline which never fails, reduces the...complete obedience, that he is soon trained to lend his whole speed and strength to the capture of his companions. Canadian Horse. This horse is found principally...
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A System of Universal Geography, Popular and Scientific: Comprising a ...

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1832 - 1028 pages
...of his new master, who sits composedly on his back, and, by a discipline which never fails, reduce« the horse to such complete obedience, that he is soon trained to lend his speed and itrength in the capture of his wild companions. During the recent wars in this country, the lasso was...
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A Popular Cyclopedia of History: Ancient and Modern, Forming a Copious ...

Francis Alexander Durivage - 1835 - 792 pages
...thousand vain efforts, to disencumber himself of his new master, who Bite quite composedly on his back ; and, by a discipline which never fails, reduces the...and strength in the capture of his wild companions. The equestrian education of the dwellers on the Pampas, commences early. At the age of fbor the Guacho...
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A New Family Encyclopedia: Or, Compendium of Universal Knowledge ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1835 - 474 pages
...disencumber himself of his new laster, who sits quite composedly on his back, and by a discipline which ever fails, reduces the horse to such complete obedience, that he is soon •ained to lend his whole speed and strength to the capture of his comHorse. This horse is found principally...
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