Rensselaer Union, Volume 2, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1870 — Exetting Encounter with a Horse. [ARTICLE]

Exetting Encounter with a Horse.

One of the most exciting scenes and terrific encounters that It has ever been our privilege to record occurred at the ford near Loutre Lick last week. The facts as we received them from an eyewitness are these. On last Saturday evening Mr. Thomas Moore and a gentleman by the name of Thompson, residing in lower Loutre township, were returning home from Danville, ana stopping at the ford of Loutre, proposed to take a bath and water their horses. Mr. Moore was riding a fractious mustang pony. He started into the water with her and when he had ridden in to where the water was nearly deep enough to swim her, the pony commenced rearing and plunging, ana finally succeeded in throwing Mr. Moore. In the fall Moore received an ugly wound on his right ankle and foot from a stroke by the forefoot of the pony, which somewhat disabled him for awhile. The pony reared up with her fore feet entirely above the water, made a dart at Moore which would have ended the fight then and there bad not Moore, quick as thought, darted under her body, came out in her rear, and made for the shore as fast as his arms and legs could carry him. The pony saw him, and with the blood running from her nostrils, in her fury and excitement, and the devil in her eye, she wheeled and made another plunge at him, which was avoided by Moore diving into the water and swimming some distance under water. This time Moore reached the tank in safety, but had no time to allow the grass to grow under his feet. The pony was after him immediately, and an exciting race took place on the bank for the distance of about fifty yards, when Moore was compelled to take to the water again to save his bacon. Ho seized a stout club and jumped off the tank into the deep water, the pony following. He swam rapidly to a log lying about midway the creek, and mounting it, he gave the pony a severe blow on the head as she came up in hot pursuit. This seemed to cool her excited feelings, and she started back for the shore. Now the pursued became the pursuer, and Moore, soon overtaking the pony, mounted, and after administering several severe blows on the head of the pony with his club, succeeded in conquering her. The battle was short but severe. Moore says his pony may go dirty hereafter; he does not intend to wash her again by swimming.—Montgomery (Mo.) Standard.