Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
HOW HORSES ARE TAUGHT TRICKS
Professional Trainer Tells How to
Train ThOroughbreds.

Professional Trainer Tells How to
Train Thoroughbred.
From the Chicago Tribune.
ITO be successful in training horses you
must manage them exactly, as a sensible
woman manages her husband
That Is the way in which Nine. Maran-
tette sums up the horse trainers art, and
Nine. Marantette probably knows more
about horse training than any other wo-
man; perhaps more than any man. She Is
Michigan woman and a 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
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. Bailey. the circus owner, and she
Is now handling horses in that organization
as next best man. to John O'Brien. The
horses that Mime. Marantette sold to Mr..
Bailey were six in number, the most valu-
able being Evergreen, a white menage
horse, which she has taught to take ell the
steps of which a horse Is capable. but
" hich Is exhibited by her in novel fashion,
being driven to harness
Evergreen has fourteen distinct gaits.
maker. Jr.. sorrel jumper. are also ridden
by her Cyclone and Jupiter. two other
Jumpers. were sold by her to Mr.. Bailey,
but they are ridden by boys.
MeHdSe horses are q specially IN the
Bailey show this season. There are four
teen, not counting the pyramid of seventy,
nor the madame's stable. The best is
probably Black Eagle, the "couchee-
couchee' horse. which was put into the
ring by O'Brien in 1882 and does half a
dozen different styles of dancing. Others
of these horses are oxford. a white jumper.
which was formerly the property of Mayor
Grant of New York city; Sp&ass, a re-
trieving horse; St. Peter, four year-old
that has been taught to skip the rope;
Multi and Romeo, two white Arabs, which
DO double menage act; and Grimald,
Cato. Sultan and Ashland, four full-blood-
ed black Trachean stations, which do a
full drill with pedestal piroutting.
Il control horses by kindness and the
proper amount of firmness," said Nine
Marantette. describing her method of train.
ing. IF they are good they get sugar; If
they are stubborn they get the whip-but
little of the last. Horses are very like
men. Sometimes they must be humored
and made to think they are having their
own way, when in reality they are doing
what you will they shall do. For Instance
If 1 am handling horse of high courage
that is not thoroughly broken, and he in
Ststs on going one way and / want him to
go another, 1 turn him around several
times and distract his attention, and the
chances are that he will go as l wish with
out a controversy. If he persists l compro-
mise by starting him his way and gradual
ly turning him mine.
Il got my first valuable lesson in break
ing fractions horses some time after l be-
came a professional horsewoman. Ny sis
ter was handling a vicious, strong wiled
horse and used her whip vigorously 1 sug-
gested that she fought him too much and
she said l would fight him, too, if l had to
handle him. / tried him and we had trou-
bic at once. l gave him several sharp cuts
bu. it did no good, then 1 lost my temper
and whipped him severely. In few min
uteS l realized that 1 had acted foolishly
The horse was SO excited he was crazy
He didn't know why / whipped him and
was so wrought up he had no control over
himself. l took him to the stable and let
him cool off. Then 1 cultivated his ac-
quaintance. He soon found out that I
would not hurt him, and he put confidence
in me- In few weeks l had him under
absolute control
Nine Marantette is a slender, gray-
haired woman, with the clear, gray eyes
She born in Michigan, and is proud
that she is an American.
Inc best horse j ever rode said she,
was old Filemaker. 1 made the worlds
record for high jumping on him. Rosemary
was Killed while trying to go over fence
an inch higher than the seven feet four
inches that Fflemaker cleared with me on
him.
There is n great difference in Jumpers
Some are good for high jumps, and some
for broad Senator. the horse l ride now,
would make a better broad jumper than a
high. He rises some distance hack. and
mas a tremendous forward movement
old Filemaker rose close to the barrier
with his hind feet well up under him, and
went nearly straight up. Oxford, the gray
Jumper has the same movement but he
hasn't got Filemaker'S courage. He won't
take jump that he can't see over No
morse can be a great jumper unless he has
high temper. He should be at least half
thoroughbred The warm racing blood
gives them courage"