News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1894-08-30
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81 don't advise anything Of the sort
If You get a good offer for the colt, you
might sell him, but the mare | should
certainly keep.
What for? Because no one would
give anything for Ter ,"
mo, because you might make a good
thing out Other. She's aier"
s'Nonsense.-'
"Fact."
You are surely chatting ne. Bril-
liant is worth 20 of her. -
ITO look well on parade, yes. For
racing | should say the mare was worth
20 of him.
never was more astOnished in my
life. | demanded what in the world he
meant.
Il will try to explain, - said Nat,
coolly putting his cigar, but you must
be perfect child in hOrsellCsh, George,
not to see it for yourself, | grant you
the colt is a good looking one, well top
ped and so on, but he's too wide in the
chest ever to be a real fast one and
don't movo with any freedom-can'
stride over Il straw, in fact. Didn't
you see how the mare Overhauled him
when | got on her back? Now, she's
all over q race horse, made like a grey
hound, high behind, well ribbed up,
but not too close for her big hind quar-
ters to have free play, light muscular
forehand good shoulders and deep
girth. with wear and tear looking joints
and large bone for a thoroughbred. III
bet you that mare can both gallop and
stay when i'll condition.
But she won't gallop yard and is
evidently Il regular jade. You heard
what Purkiss said?"
Il did and perceived how little he
knew. Tho fact is, Purkiss has done
his best to ruin the mare. He has over.
done her both with corn and work.
What she wants is a couple of months
rest, with some nice green food. The
natural juices of fresh grasses or clover
will renovate the tone of her stomach
and restore her health so that when
s.she is put in training again her temper
will be much improved, and you will
find her go in quite different style. She
looks cut in two now, but you won't
: know her again in the autumn if you follow
my advice"
Upon my word, I think l will-at
least it is certain should get nothing
for her now.
There were more horses spoiled, Nat
assured me, by entertaining than own
ers had any idea of. In his opinion, the
natural powers Of more than half the
horses running were lessened in this
way. Trainers had not sufficient edu-
cation, and i'll consequence there was a
want of elasticity in their system. To
>oYertrain was the tendency of tho age
The competition for the moro valuable
prizes was so keen that the trainer was
Overfearful of sending a nag to the
post on what he would call the big
side, forgetting, or more probably not
knowing, that a large proportion of the
highly bred horses of tho day run bet
ter in that condition than when drawn
too fine. My mare, he said, was of a
constitution which required compare
lively little work to make her fit. Horses
varied in their temperament as much
as human beings, and tho work which
a greedy, hearty horse like Brilliant re-
quired and the corn no could assimilate
with ease would be enough to upset the
freer and moro nervous temperament of
She mare.
Much more Natty said to the same
+ purpose, and perceiving that no had
studied the veterinary science of the
subject to some effect thought could
not do better than place tho manage
ment of my little stud in his hands,
which | did then and there. 1t was de-
{ Cided to give both the horses q couple OF
months holiday at Stockwood before
its new owner took possession, and then
send them to a smaller trainer on the
Dorset downs, where they would be I'M
der Natty's occasional supervision. Pur-
kiss took a situation as a coachman to
an old lady, where Natty thought he
& would be more in his element. The
/. brood mares were to be sent up for sale
las soon as opportunity offered.