gentling

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"Bring out your old dog When I came back from roping and blindfolding the twisted dynamite I was engaged in "gentling," I found that Brower was saddling the mournful creature with my saddle.

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  • Thereafter he managed the session like an expert ringmaster, guiding, encouraging, gentling, and always keeping me at the centre of things. —  Reginald Hill
  • In my own defense, they're all former ferals rescued from bad situations by a local rescue group; I offer them a spot in the barn and a job catching mice, and work on gentling them to the point that they could become pets in the future. —  Midnight Moon Cafe
  • She said her techniques for gentling the wild mustangs have more to do with a desire "to become the leader of the horse through positive reinforcement based on natural horsemanship," rather than through the use of tougher, more aggressive techniques. —  statesmanjournal.com - Top Stories
  • She said after she is done gentling her new horse arrivals, —  statesmanjournal.com - Top Stories
  • Set in Oregon in the winter of 1917, "The Hearts of Horses" is a heartwarming story of a determined young woman with a gift for gentling wild horses. —  The Union - All Categories
 

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