Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-06-18
TRAINING CIRCUS HORSES.
orsen Animals nroken Iato tn. rr,ehs
Of thu Ring with Dtateuttx

orten Animals nroken late tn. r,,.h.
Of tho Ring with DinicuIty.
Yes sir" said Dan Leon, the celebrated
iour horse rider Of Hobinson's show. "lp
my Time have ridden hundreds Of horse.
IN ihe ring but none the least u my work
the training Of green nnlmalsn
Mt Leon then explained that the brrat.
ing ia Of green hoses Is a hard sob and
sorcly tines the grit 81 tho riders. "Asa
rue We turn tue horses into the ring
loose after hrt teaching them to gallon
under the saddle. The next thing a 10
get them accustomed to lady riders This
they learn In n few huufs, and now a
tedious process u training IL started and
Kept ~ until the animals nouuir. n
smooth, easy Rait, that wall keep up Tor
hali M hour. II Il bard work for horse
AZ hrsi, but they soon grow accustomed to
It aud Eallop from the start
"Ihese tales d hay that you see sur
rounding tho entire ring are placed there
TO Keep the horses In the ring. The trainer
stands In the center Of the ring with his
whip. aud hence the horse Is compelled To
Keep In a certain track unless he wants To
Try 10 climb over the barrier Of the hay
bales Aa fact NJ the horse learns 90 keen
10 the track the bales II hay are removed,
Que 10 time, until none arc left, and tho
hor.e j. runuing 10 a plain, opcn track
which no never thinks u leaving. A.
said. only tho licst rider. are allowed 10
ride green homes, owing 10 the great dan.
Ger u entails
That mechanic or pulisyilko arrange.
ment, you zee. Il used 10 keep the riders
from getting hard falls. II IL necessary 70
their safety. Suppose a rider. even an cx-
pert one, wants 10 learn now trick. Tho
hone In all probability will shy every time
tie trick " tried. One Of tho great objects
Ia training T. 10 keep the attention engaged
on the track aud entirely OF the rider.
When the horse lssrns 20 run regardless u
everything that may happen, thun he u
trained uby accident The rider falls. tho
horse must stop NJ once This the animal
i taught by having The rider leap on when
the exercise l. over, aud when the horse "A
iatlgucl and wants 20 stop Ofcuursc, We
only choose Intelligent horses, aud We 20
10 great trouble and expense w getting tho
lr.t the market aiIorlsn
Ivy this time pair Of hone. wcfc
brought Into The ring Tor iaunt together.
The riler on this occasion was Dan Leon
himself The two horses mentioned above
were 'grccnlcs,' aud kept crowdlng each
other ~ they amblcd ruund the track,
while The rider would step from ono anil.
NAL 10 tho other In hia efforts 20 kccp them
together. Occasionally be- would ct few
I guud strides In hsi0ru they either stopped
or separated Or clso broke bic foothoid.
On such occasions, In uuler 10 save him.
scli. the rider would drop skilliully 10 tho
back Of one u the hor-c., aud a moment
later would b. on BIZ feet again trying tho
same act. In this way hc kept rulug Tor
half an hour, until thoroughly tircl out,
when he damuuntcd aud tho horses were
lei OUT They wtfc replaced by a marlIh.
cent gray animal with long flowing tail
and name. luf half an hout the horse was
put through the onur.c aud acquiitcl him.
srlf reasonably we'll, according 10 Me-. leon.
The last horse un the track was a cream
colntld PAGER. who would persist IN stick
Ink 10 bic natural gali, aud ID required con.
siderable urging on the part u biz rider.
Jessie leon, tho wife u Dau 10 bring him
into the required Eail0p. According toth-
reporters ,isw u the matter the exercises
SEEMED 20 fatigue the hnFur. very quickly,
bat after each animal was lei out Of the
ring y blanket was thrown over him, and
then be- Wa rubbed down and walked ~
the stable boys until all danger of caichlnl,
cold WINS over. Tho reporter was ASSURED
b. Tho fair equcatfienno that the training
u green hofses was q lhh1fious task, In
Comparison with which riding on the
rnad' WIS a recreation and adshght Gu.
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