The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-02
THE HORSE md ms RIDER.
Training mud Riding In the Circus Ring Tho
Experience OF IN tApert.


why, I've been in tho business ever since
can remember" Robert Slickncy, the rider Of
four horses ut the Great London Circus. said.
Yes. even before | can remember. for when ]
was only year old the great ldwin Forrest
carried iuc on the stage when h. vas playing
EoNG. " father. :. +. Stckncy. wis the Gr-t
man ~ the world Who rvcr set foot over four
horses in the tiDa 80 you sec came Of riding
STOCK.
My appearance in Bopd can hurdiy he said
10 be the c1mmrncemcnt OF my career as .
rider. but date that from The time whcn, Inv my
eighth year. in the old theatre. at Eighth aud
Walnut streets Philadelphia | made my debut
bcf, - the public in the charaetcrof The 'oufu'r
ot 81. PelersLpg. Ia those days | rode with q
pad-did until was ten years old. when ! be-
gan TO 30 bareback acts and eyer since have
awnys Discarded the pad
j. there inurn difference between pad rid
ing and bareback riding. tina; Is a 10 lis dif-
iculb
Any bareback rider can ride with thc Dad
but NOT every pat rider cun ride harcbnre.
N,gan har,hu,l. riding early. hut Lad tue nl-
vantage IT ny fathers advice and 81 Watching
him ride. Ptruy soon alter began bat"harN
riding. and while | wis yet u mcre boy. hegan
two-horso Nrf-. and finally vas able - ride tho
tour lurse- with 81. iitl" Mort ~ one. or "uur-"
I have been all through the various hrnncur~ 81
idmblug is part oi ny riding education. iur u
Irouldmt ,unilc az a turn srinersauls Ven on
The ground Couldn't do u on TIE l'r-' A. p.
tie ordinary jumping through the hHuurr- and
all that sort 4 work thats tho plain -nililg %
'he rider. Jumping Through the tanner. while
ia the AZ ~ NplNiuG .r rrNoivinsa .oncishulf.
dvesn hdd e. ihe uiihrui.3 ~ Ne Ass. '.l'"sh
people think $50. One II ta jim ut il4if.-
about u il iia, >ou muS; r.dia,, thr W '.ii,
and that r. why an even. -tendy going horse j.
a treasure go any rider.
You a-k me !. can take any horse art
teach him his paft ~ the rim, business. Cor
tainlN. FOR horses are exceedingly Intelligent.
More So than many men. a. any od cavalry or
urtill"ry officer viii tl y1u. OF COURSE some
horse, arr more e'isiiN Toy shi thln otN'f.. ANS
the purer horee- blood j.. IL % general rule.
the easi Ter he H. 10 trnrh. But hDr-. ltai -lifs
j. worthless ~ us. " hon We mike q i.p-nDr We
must md the horse under las and must know
down. ! W.T. seriously hurt once. just a. }
was ia mid AIR. VIM" throwing 20 -omers ,uii. %
cannon was iired near IN. hnildhs Inc u. zee
was taken ny surprise, -hIed III lhF14biidrily,
aud when ought tu hnNe com, ii.ht side ~
with care. there was no horse here. ten Rag
on my buck On the tan. and hurt myself "a = Nd
deal. Yes the horse is very Intelligent, ana 10
h. can ouly uud, rstani what yuU want nm in
90. b. yin general, try 10 10 1t totho best OF
about slipping Yes one has 10 look ou,
iur this. NUu know. OF course. thuf W. rosli
the horse back j. literally rosinci. too: II
that WASH done the horse urrstIruiiOu would
Yer, soon make the hlt oi rosin On thn ~iiup~t-
u-rir-s. and even ~ ~ l-. Wh'n INC nigNt ls
warm and the horse pcI-plre~ freely. dizzy ng
ITO toes IN ior grip Will bunch w. the mar
into little balls max NIX lie huld un"Yei. or tine
hair coming out will make thu horse b"' -
slippery thai It be.gmrs very dihient ~ nod
load tone put on a hutre hack.
~ t. riding more than four horses AZ
time. unless one was very iall and had q pair
% india-ruhN"r lcEs. think MoHld tt iuipo--
sihlr, a. it Is now for a very short. eggci NAN
o. ride four. rher" IL Il limit 9 ihe COMPASS
PROPERTIES 90 the human ~.
~" ihc horsc ha- Il Icarn a. rar A. well as the
rider. tn become n much 90 part Of th" r.t"r