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Show Driving Ostrich to Wagon. The wotk of breaking air ostrich to harness requires Infinite patience. Ho wears n collar at the base of his neck, and from tills straps aro passed underneath under-neath bis body and attached to tho wagon. No bit Is placed In his mouth, the telns b'dng simply tied over bis bill. In driving him the reins nro crossed, for tho reason that he will Invariably In-variably take the opp'slto dlioctlou from that In which Is head is pulled. If you pull his bend ovei to the loft, for Instance, ho will instinctively Jerk It back and sweive to tho right Just vhy he does this nobody knows Whatever tiro reason, this habit Is a great advantage to the trainer, for with the lines crossed he can bo driven driv-en Just tho sumo as a hotse. |