The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-10-03

by no means despised-but often a
highly paid-profession. Two or more
reside in almost every town and VII
lage on the continent, and many big
squatting cattle stations maintain one
year in and out, TO train the horses in
the peculiar fashion required for the
station work, mastering, yarding and
so forth.
METHODS OF BREAKING IN.
The Australian horsebreaker's meth.
ods of "breaking in" horse would
make the ordinary English horse train
er stare.
The term "breaking" is, indeed, a
very proper one. as will presently be
perceived. His custon-and l would
emphasize the fact that the practice l
am about to outline is not only invari-
able, but it is the one and only method
of procedure employed by bush horse
breakers throughout the length and
breadth of the continents as follows:
A dozen young colts or filies, some
times less, sometimes more, are driven
into stockyard. This stockyard is a
small paddock, about 100 feet square,
enclosed with stout post and rail
fence, feet or 10 feet high. The
horsebreaker singles out one from the
herd, skilfully casts running moose
at the end of a stout rope over its head,
and then he and his assistants haul
quickly on the rope, bringing presently
the halfstransled and desperately
frightened colt to earth. The horse
breaker, resigning the rope to his CON-
panions, then darts forward and sits
upon the head Of the PROSTATE, wildly
kicking animal. The colt, 80 blinded,
Immediately resigns himself for time
to fate, ard lies still.
The assistants approach, and, first
ropiny his legs, bp,i Il strong, steel
framed saddle to his back, with yirths.
stout leather surcingl-, cruppcr. and
brcastpla,c. lifting his body hy maip
force when they need i" pass the straps
and eirths around him. This done.
the hor>cirrakrr rises. The colt tries
to get up too. but cannot, for his legs
are securely lricrh together. While
he lies there struggling mad, Il cruel
thick steel snafllc bit is thrust into his
mouth and bride drawn over his
head. The horsebreaker then grasps
the reins in one hand, and, standing
astride of the panic-stricken brute,
coOlly cuts the cords confining his
limbs.
The colt, feeling himself free, strug-
giles afoot, but he hrs now a mysterious
burden on his back At first lie can.
not understand, but stands stupidity
still, trembling like leaf, shuddering
with mortal fear. Next second the
cruel spurs gore his sides. He springs
forward, snorting and astounded. A
raw hide whip then descends upon his
ribs, and always the spurs bite blood.
The colt, a wild, unbl oxen, hot -blooded
thing, still terrified, darts hither and
thither among the startled herd, striv.
ing vainly to escape. But when his
head is wrenched this way and that by
the iron torture in his mouth, he CON-
menccs to understand, and to associate
the burden on his back with the agony
he endurrs. His temper rises! OF a
sudden he stands stock still. The
spurs bite, the whip stings-still he
does not move, but his ears fall omi-
nously back.
BUCKING IN EARNEST.
The horsebreakpr has waited for this
moment.
With u reckless laugh he sets his
knees bard against the great knee pads
OF the saddle and waits, his body sway.
ing like reed. Suddenly the colt
springs into the air, arching his back
as he rises. He comes down ON his
forrfcet and Iashes vicio"sly out with
his hind legs. The breaker sits like a
rock, using whip and spur like an en-.
ginc and laughing like devil. The
colt, now mad with rage, plungcs.
rears. swings round and round, then.
finding ali his efforts truitleSS, com
mences to buck in earnest
The horschrraker is now seen ut his
best. His body swaying with the
movements of the beast, his jaws set
tight, his eyes shining like stars, he
never leaves his saddle the fragment
of an inch, but rides like Il centaur or
god, set, grim smile upon his face.
The exhibition is magnificent and never
pals. The spectators, always numer
Gus, his very assistants, break out into
storm of plaudits. Ten minutes later