The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
A HORSE TRAINERS ART.
HOW METrLESoMe STEEDS ARE
TAUGHT VARIOUS TRICKS.


and Firmness-A Lesson in Breaking.
''To be successful in training horses
You must manage them exactly as a
sensible woman does her husband"
That is the way in which Nine.
Marantette sums up the horse trainers 8
art, 0nd Nine. Marantette probably
knows more about horse training than
any other woman; perhaps more than
any man. She is Michigan woman
and sister of Myrtle Peek, both OF
whom claim Mendon as their home.
She has been handling horses ever
since girl of seven and has been n
familiar figure on race courses, at
State and county fairs and horse
shows. Last fall she sold her stable
of exhibition horses to James A. Bal
ley, the circus owner, and she is now
handling horses in that organization as
''next best man" to John O'Brien.
The horses that Nine. Marantette
sold to Mr.. Bailey were six in num-
Der, the most valuable being Ever
green. white menage horse, which
4 she has taught to take all the steps of
which horse is capable, but which is
exhibited by her in novel fashion, be.
ing driven to harness.
A Evergreen has fourteen distinct
gaits. Moonraker, brown jumper,
and Filemaker, Jr., sorrel jumper,
are also ridden by her. Cyclone and
N Jupiter, two other jumpers, were sold
a by her to Mr.. Bailey, but they are
ridden by boys.
Menage horses are specially in
the Bailey show this season. There
are fourteen, not counting the pyra-
4. mid Of seventy, nor the madame's sta
BILE. The best is probably Black Ea.
gle, the ''couchee -couchee" horse,
h which was put into the ring by
O'Brien in 1889, and does half dozen
different styles of dancing. Others of
these horses are Oxford, white Jump
er, which was formerly the property
of Mayor Grant, of New York City;
s Splass, retrieving horse; st. Peter,
I a four -year-old that has been taught to
4 skip the rope; Mufti and Romeo, two
white Arabs which ssdo n double me-
mage act; and Grimaldi, Cato, Sultan
and Ashland, four full -blooded black
Trachean stations, which do full
drill, with pedestal pirouetting.
81 control horses by kindness and
e proper amount of firmness," said
lh.c. Marantette, describing her
ethod of training. eff they are
d bod they get sugar; if they are stub
4 orn they get the whip-but little OF
ne last Horses are very like men.
8 sometimes they must be humored and
made to think they are having their
'wn way, when in reality they are do
ng what You will they shall do. For
Instance am handling horse of high
e courage that is not thoroughly broken,
and he insists on going one way and
Il 4 Waptllmto 60 9rGGttlh4,nr, ! turn hin
Il round several times and distract his
attention, and the chances are that he
H will go as 1 wish without contro-
'ersy. If he persists L compromise
\ " starting him his way and gradual
y turning him mine.
N# 81 got my first valuable lesson in
breaking fractions horses some time
fter became professional lorse-
oman. My sister was handling
cious, strong-wiled horse and used
,r whip vigorously. l suggested
II tat she fought him too much and she
lid | would fight him, too, if had to
lndle him. / tried him and we had
at once. l gave him several
harp cuts, but it did no good, then 1
st my temper and whipped him
ff Hely In few minutes | realized
[ had acted foolishly The horse
SO excited he was crazy. He
: know why 1 whipped him and
SO wrought up he had no control
himself took him to the stable
ct him cool off. Then / cultivated
acquaintance. He soon found out
n l would not hurt him, and he put
fidence in me. In few weeks l
L him under absolute control"
" Nine. Marantette is slender, gray
ired woman, with the clear, gray
es. She was born in Michigan, and
81 proud that she is an American.
IN THE best horse | ever rode" said
'was old Filemaker. l made the
n IDS record for high jumping on
Rosemary was killed while try
, 60 over fence an inch higher
X ii the seven feet four inches that
le lemaker cleared with me on him.
", "There is great difference in
a mpers. Some are good for high
nps, and some for broad. Senator,
horse | ride now, would make
tier broad jumper than high. He
es some distance back, and has a
.mendous forward movement. Old
S lemaker rose close to the barrier,
ls tn his hind feet well up under him,
# 1 went nearly straight up. Oxford,
gray jumper, has the same move
mt, but he hasn't got Filemaker's
lrage. He won't take Jump that
81 can't see over. No horse can be a
@ at jumper unless he has high
NJ iper. He should be at least half
rouphbred The warm racing blood