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Sir Oliver
Samson worked for his father, Mr. Ryder, and trained Ginger. He was a cruel man who took pride in the fact that no horse could throw him. He used sharp bits on Ginger, punished her for imagined infractions, and made her so confused and angry that she did eventually manage to throw him. He was forbidden from touching Ginger after Mr. Ryder discovered Ginger’s bloody sides and mouth.
Samson Quotes in Black Beauty
The Black Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Samson or refer to Samson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 7
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“But when it came to breaking in, that was a bad time for me; several men came to catch me, and when at last they closed me in at one corner of the field, one caught me by the fore-lock, another caught me by the nose, and held it so tight I could hardly draw my breath; then another took my under jaw in his hard hand and wrenched my mouth open, and so by force they got on the halter and the bar into my mouth; then one dragged me along by the halter, another flogging behind, and this was the first experience I had of men’s kindness, it was all force; they did not give me a chance to know what they wanted.”
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Samson Quotes in Black Beauty
The Black Beauty quotes below are all either spoken by Samson or refer to Samson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 7
Quotes
“But when it came to breaking in, that was a bad time for me; several men came to catch me, and when at last they closed me in at one corner of the field, one caught me by the fore-lock, another caught me by the nose, and held it so tight I could hardly draw my breath; then another took my under jaw in his hard hand and wrenched my mouth open, and so by force they got on the halter and the bar into my mouth; then one dragged me along by the halter, another flogging behind, and this was the first experience I had of men’s kindness, it was all force; they did not give me a chance to know what they wanted.”
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