ginger's story - a prequel to black beauty

CHAPTER TWO- the Break In wasn't all so kind and gentle!

When it was time for breaking in, I was wild enough, so  several men came to catch  me, and I  ran ,trying to jump  over the lowest part of the fence but the men were faster than me.  When I tried in panic and fright to jump the fence I was cornered by the men in the corner of the fence.  There was no possible way now to jump.  One of the men grabbed very hard at my forelock and another caught me by the nose and held it so I could not draw my breath and so tight that I would possibly pass out. One of the men grabbed my jaw in his hand and forced my mouth open. I could not bite him now as he force the halter and the bit into my mouth. I pulled back and stood rock solid. They pulled me with  force along by the halter and another flogging behind me. It was all just force. I did not get a chance to learn what those men wanted me to learn. I, of course was high bred and had a great deal of spirit. The force by these men was my first experience of men’s kindness. I was also very wild, no doubt.  I gave them a fight and bucked and also loads of trouble by using my hind legs to hit the man behind me and fought with high spirit, till those me shut me up in a stall for days and days without liberty. I was being very fretful and pinned and wanted to get out of this stall.