Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-12
: TWISTING A BEUCNGN
How Colts Are Pvt Thre1sh the Grand
MsrrN. 90 round.

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How coIts Are Put Throush the Grand
Merry 90 round.
lie was a big black beauty OF q colt
and Just as mean as he was handsome.
Bronc had never been thoroughly bro
ken by bis former owner, and when
first saw him he was In the hands Of
the best horse breaker In camp, who
was putting the finishing touches to his
education.
'They called this pony a. outlaw
afore I took a-hoit OF him." remarked
the broncho twister "shucksl Now
adays II boss bucks his caddle blan.
kets off'n him the boys say: Outlaw
Bad bronchol Guess I'll ride that old
boss over yonder,'
1--WE sweated most Of the ugliness
outen him already" continued the
trainer. "He aln't got but one mean
habit left. an today I'm a.goin' TO larn
him to fergit IT,"
The mean habit referred to was this:
When Bronc decided TO go straight
ahead he'd GO over rocks and down
the steep banks OF a wash. through
cactus aud the well named cats Claw,
and II the cholIas prIcked him or the
curved claws Of the brush snatched at
bis fanks he would throw In some
fancy bucking for good measure as be
tore along. But turnf Never!
The trainer took his RATA from the
saddle horn and tied one end 10 the
rope bride or hackamore. fastening 1t
securely under the jaw. Then he pet.
ted the colt. working toward its tanks,
until the animal allowed him to reach
the Gail and fasten a loop Of rope in its
heavy strands.
The free end OF the riata was passed
through the loop In way which would
bring the horses head and tall togeth-
or when frightened. and by passing the
RATA once more through both hacka-
more and loop II was prevented from
slipping when released.
NOW fer tho grand merry-go-
FoundF' announced the twigter, and.
standing away from the colts heels. he
pulled the Rata taut until the animal
was bent nearly double. keep turnin'
till say you kin STOP be command
ed. and In fact the bewiidered creature
was revolving like a top and painfully
learning the old lesson OF his race-that
mans will II law for the horse.
We sat Ia tho shade OF a mesquite
watching him for twenty minutes or
90, when the broncho twister decided
that the stiR neck was sufficiently linn
beF when he mounted he discovered
his error. The frightened horse danced
a..N k,.at.aH xsfti. ht..a ana Anativ &wtasI
20 roll over the rider, who EpFang from
the saddle Just IN the nick Of time
but his patience was by no means
exhausted.
Here's q shore way 10 make 'em
timber" ha announced. and. picking up
large Cat stone. no tapped the horses
neck for a few minutes steadily, bal
not with aufIlclant force to hurt him
Hell feel that party soon an find u
easier 10 turn than brace his tender
neck agln the roins.r
When the pony had been reversed
that Il. tied head and tail on the oppo
slle sIde--and allowed 10 rotate anOth
er half hour, be was dripping with
sweat and completely subdued. The
brQncho twister mounted. aud the col
allowed himself to be ridden about In,
fiat until he tangled In bis trailing
RATA and fell. the rider still on top,
''N0w we'll turn him loose an ~,
how he behaves hlsself.. remarked tn
trainer. and. unsllnginG the ropes. h
agnin mounted and rode the now tract
able horse in circles aud figure eights
wheeling and turning at will.
As the trainer concluded. 'T'd a heal
sooner twist this critters neck with
rope than have him break his back an
mine. too. over yondcr clltf"
Which was the Justification o
Br0ne's hard lesson. Out West.