Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-07-20
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Now Colts Are Put Through the Grand
Merry 90 round.

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Merry 90 round.
He was a big black beauty of a colt
and just as mean ms he was handsome.
Bronc had never been thoroughly bro
ken by his 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 / took a-holt OF him." remarked
the broncho twlsteT. "Shucks! Now
adays Of a boss bucks his caddle blan-
kets off'n him the boys say OUTLAW!
Bad bronchoi Guess I'll ride that old
boss over yonder.'
1--WE sweated most Of the ugllness
Outen him Already" continued the
trainer. "He amt got but one mean
habit left. an today I'm a-goln to larp
him 10 fergIt IT,"
The mean habit referred to was this
When Bronc decided to go straight
ahead he'd go--oveF rocks and down
the steep banks OF a wash. through
cactus and the well named cats claw.
and II the chollas pricked him or the
curved claws OF the brush snatched nj
his tanks he would throw In some
fancy bucking for good measure as he
tore along But turn? Never.
The trainer took his RATA from the
saddle horn and tied one end TO the
rope bride or hackamore, fastening It
securely under the jaw. Then he pet
I'd the colt, working toward Its TANKS.
until the animal allowed him TO reach
the tail and fasten loop Of rope In It's
heavy strands.
The free end Of the RATA was passed
through the loop In way which would
bring the horses head and tail togeth.
or when frightened. and by passing the
RATA once more through both hacka-
more and loop II was prevented front
slipping when released.
Now fer the grand merry,go
roundF' announced the twlster. aud
standing away from the colts heels. ht
pulled the RATA taut until the animal
was bent nearly double Keep turnin
tn say you kin stop" he command
I'd. and In fact the bewildered creature
was revolving like a top and painfully
learning the old lesson Of his race that
mans viii II law for the horse.
We sat IN the shade OF mesquite
watching him for twenty minutes or
30, when the hroneho twlster decided
that the stir neck was sufficiently lin
Der, When be mounted no discovered
his error The frightened horse danced
and bucked with him and finally tried
20 roll over the rider. who snrang from
the saddle Just IN the nick of time.
But his patience was by no means
exhausted
Here's a shore way to make 'em
timber" he announced. aud. picking up
a large nat stone. he tapped the horses
neck for few minutes steadily, but
not with sufficient force TO hurt him
He'll feel that perty soon an Gnd 1t
easier 20 turn than brace his tender
neck agin the relns."
When the pony had been reversed.
that Is. tied head aud tail on the oppo
site slde-and allowed to rotate anoth.
Or half hour. he was dripping with
sweat and completely subdned. The
broneho twlster mounted, aud the colt
allowed himself TO be ridden about the
hat until he tangled In his trailing
RATA aud fell. the rider stIll ON top
Now we'll turn him loose an sec
how be behaves hlsself." remarked the
trainer. and, unslinglng the ropes, he
again mounted and rode the now tract
able horse In circles and figure elghts
wheeling aud turning at win.
A the trainer concluded. ''t'd heap
sooner twist this critters neck with a
rope than have him break his back an
mine. too. over yonder cllff."
Which was the Justification Of
Bronc'a hard lesson. Out West.