The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-10

rage horses is dappie gray and these
ne drives az nothing less than a killing
pace. whether I'm siedge OF victoria.
Popular rumor says that most or the
splendid dapple grays that he received
as a present from a European monarch
were rendered useless by the imperial
driver within q couple of seasons. His
| Hungarian grays, known as tucker.
are used mostly as 'four-in-hands,'
and are under the superintendent of 2
Hungarian trainer. There are in all
20 of these. so that the kaiser a al
ways rely on having a team In perfect
condition.
The imperial saddle horses are select
ed with special care. The qualities re-
quired of an animal to which William
III. trusts himself are speed, staying
power. perfect security in action. stead
mess under fire and amid popular dem
onstration. quick obedience. a SOFT
mouth and noble appearance. 1t is put
through a daily exercise in order TO
maintain IL at the same perfect stand
ard. An animal that cannot come out
Of an ordeal of training without a mark
against its name Is rejected without
scruple. whatever be the other qualities
IL possesses.
The method of training is no child's
play. but involves the use OF a good
Zeal of apparatus and Is most scientific
In its character.
line amman IL dttdtltu ny t"t
cingle between two uprights and kept
going on the same spot in order TO
strengthen the leg muscles and lend
pliability to them. For horses that
show any signs of sluggishness the
method called the Longe Is employed.
which puts a livelier action into them.
Before trusting them between the
shafts they are ridden with saddle ana
traces n a number Of the stable boys
hold on TO these latter, regulating the
resistance according to the require
ments Of the animal.
A by no means inconsiderable part OF
the animals education Is taken up with
accustoming them to the sights which,
when the kaiser Is on their back, will
he included in their future equine ca
reer-the march of soldiers, the crowd
ed. noisy streets. the music OF BANDS.
the crack of musketry and the roar of
artillery. on the exercise ground they
are walked beside drummers and rid
den literally up to the cannon's mouth
and now and again the animals are
treated to a perfect pandemonium OF
noise.
The riders also come I'm for a train
ing-a capital idea being that of the
ball game on horseback. The ball Is
attached to the groom, who continually
throws 1t into the air and catches II
again. BY this means he is compelled
to give his emit to the ball and to
guide and control the horse with his
legs by altering the center OF gravita-
ton of the body. He thus secures for
himself a free and easy seat In the sad
die instead of anxiously following ev-
cry movement OF the animal.
The usual method of Harvesting Is In
pairs. which are driven from the box.
Driving fo~ur-in-hand from the box Is
only resorted to i'm the case of dappie
grays, or when the kaiser pursues the
chase. In the news the four-in-hand
method is the so-called a la Daumont-
namely with positions. For the six
in-hand there Is only one position. On
state occasions. when the Kaiser APP
pears drawn by eight horses, the two
shaft animals are driven from the box.
the rest are led by grooms. The horses
are plumed, but the ~trappings are by
no means gorgeous. Positions precede
the carriage and in between them and
the leaders rides the master OF the
horse or some other high official.
The kaiser very seldom drives single
harness, but the royal princes can often
be seen at Pctsdam in their pony phae-
ton, which they themselves drive. ac-
companied by their instructor in pince-
neg and silk hat. To every pair OF
horses Is "A room and there are three
vets" who also have charge of the
smithy. There is an auction at the
stud twice a year, and the purchaser
has the advantage of knowing exactly
the kind OF creature he is buying. mas
much as every defect Is conscientiously
committed To paper. and taking" Is
unknown. At such auctions there Is a
regular scramble to get hold of a
"kaiser's horse" for IL is easy to rio
and answers as readily to the pressure
of the knee as to the rein-in fact. the
kaiser does much more with his leg
than with his hand. and the horses
have tn undergo "A special and laborious
training to adapt them for use by their
imperial rider.