The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-24
him, q boy is put up and he is trotted for a
time till he breaks out in a good sweas,t then

him, q boy is put up and he is trotted for a
time till he breaks out in a good sweat, then
he is seraped and cleaned out, and 1t rests
him wonderfully.
After 8 horse is "done up" after his
work-the cooling out and cleaning Usually
takes a full hour and q half-he is given a
light meal, if he was taken out early, or
fed at his usual mealtime if he was not.
When racing seems to make 8 horse fret
it sometimes quiets him and diverts his
mind TO turn him out in a paddock to play
and roll.
A hardy horse that is a good feeder and
don't fret can race twice a week without
doing himself any harm; and it is an d
fact that two-year-olds require more work
and will stand more hard racing than an
older horse. Fillies. in their two-year-old
form, get ready to race earlier than colts.
Moderate racing in summer doesn't hurt
them, and they improve toward the fall.
but they can't stand as much rs a colt can.
When you're handling your horses to
make money out of them I believe in get
ting that money while you can. When a
horse is fit to race run him all You can,
don't save him; but as soon as he gets stale
let up on ain and let him rest. I don't be-
lieve. however, in making a horse run two
races in one day, or two Gays in succession.
| like to run a horse with all the flesh
on him he can possibly keep on. / on like
to train q horse too fine. Inever muZzle a
horse when | can help it, and hardly ever
draw a horse the night before a race. The
more he can eat, the stronger he'll be.
When a horse is going to run, on the morn
ing of the race day | gave him nearly his
usual amount Of oats and but very little
hay, and at his midday meal before the race
l give him a couple Of quarts Of oats.
Horses have AS finicky appetites as human
beings have. Some horses will thrive on
! seven or eight quarts Of oats, M be as
hearty and strong as the ones that get
away with ten or twelve quarts. In sum
mel I feed plenty Of green's to them, give
them plenty Of fresh, young, green blades
of corn, and all the grass they can eat. 10
q delicate horse You can't give too much of
this sort of food; indeed, some Of them
won't eat anything else. | give plenty of
water, and keep a bucket of water standing
in each horses box all day long. AS long
him fairly we'll. Some delicate horses Eve
handled I've had to feed as often as six
times Il day, and as late as 10 O'Clock at
night; and others that would eat only when
there was a little food in the box. I have
had feed boxes made especially for that
would let down only a handful of oats at a
time.
When horses get sick it is usually the
safest plan to call in a veterinary surgeon,
and not tinker with them. In a stable
where there are twenty-five Or thirty to
look after this is necessary, for the trainer
uO9an.S nave inc Time TO tinker. Still, IN
eases of slight cold it is 4 good idea to do
home doctoring to the extent of applying q
mustard blister to the throat. When horses
begin to work in the spring in most cases
their legs fill up and get feverish. and to
treat them 1t ls unnecessary to call q vet
erlnary. Bandages wet with salt water are
good. or with witch hazel or some one of
the liniments every horseman has tried and
found good. Fomsnting the legs takes The
fever and soreness away also. At Babylon
We had a brook fixed on purpose for cooling
the horses legs. After they had finished
their work we would let them stand in the
water-it was only n couple of feet deep
and let it run against their legs.
1t has been my experience that the great
horses that have really done something
have been the easiest to train. 1t has been
SO with those | have trained. Luke Black
burn, one of the best. l may say the best
horse have trained, was an easy horse to
handle. He was hearty and sturdy, a cood
feeder, and was kept racing SO constantly
be didn't require much work.
George kenney could stand more work
than any other I've trained, and was as
tough as a pine knot. Hindoo was the
easiest horse to get ready for a race | ever
saw. He was a good doer and didn't fret.
Miss Woodford was another one easy to
tram; she was a light feeder, but stfonU
and oven tempered. Charlie Gorham neve:
required any training. He got all his WORK
IN his races, and seemed always ready for q
race. After We got through cantering him
we would take the things off him and turr