Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1915-12-03
GIRL TAMES HORSES.
Buys I|l-Tempered Animals and
Then Cures Them.
Kindness is Her Rule, but ehs Can
Give Lesson When Necesssry---
Has Her Own Training
Field.

Philadelphia.--In o neld near
Swarthmore college q girl who ID be-
Iieved to be the only woman horse
breaker in the world goes quietly
about her daily business Of taking
the temper out Of half wild eQuines.
No one IL there to see, but It is q show
that has all the exciting features Of
q broncho exhibition. with the added
interest that the buster Ii q slender
little woman.
Miss Betty Brown, the woman
horsebreaker, says she took up the
business because she knew little about
anything but horses. For two years
Miss Brown was trainer for . Nav
York Arm. IN
Besides taking unbrolen horses bel
longing to dealers and training them'
for saddle or, harness, Miss Brown
buys illtempered animals on her own
account and by special treatment
makes them at for child TO ride.
"There is usually reason for .
horse being vicious" she said. from
her seat, crosssaddle on q splendid
thoroughbred. "
Take the case OF this mare. l
bought her for q song because her
owner could do nothing with her. I
traced her history and found she had
been attached to racing stable where
q lot Of half-grown boys used her for
Joy rides around the track. The CON-
sequence was that good mare was
almost hopelessly spoiled by q lot Of
frolicsome young fellows who would
yank her out Of the stable at all hours.
and beat her and ride her with or
without saddle at the fastest ssit
they could get out Of her.
Naturally the mare became pos.
sessed Of the idea that all men were
born enemies and every chance she
got she tried to protect herself or ct
even with her tormentors. They 70.
piled In kind. and the last giearn Of
good-natured intelligence was socn
beaten out Of her. -e, w
"The fact IL she is o splendid mare.
and II l can but bring back her origi-
nal sweetness OF temper and undo the
havoc done by that pack Of boys I
shall be able to sell her for $1,000
easily. II I cannot do this she will
still be worth more than ! gave for
her. She Is quite untrustworthy now.
and It will be a long fight to bring her
around. but I think shall win. W
Il depend upon kindness and firm
ness rather than the whip to achieve
results. You see, / do not even wear
spurs. A horse responds more read
ily to masterful kindness than TO bru-
tai III treatment. (.
"But sometimes II 10 necessary TO
use drastic measures. The worst case
can remember was horse that per.
sistently threw himself. No sooner
would l be in the saddle than this IL
hammered brute would up In tho AZ
and flop over.
1T takes skill and agility for q
rider to avoid injury whom horse,
without warning, throws himself a
the ground. One has to disengase
ones self without q seconds delay
or Q nasty bump Is likely to result
well. ! stood this horses antics
for few times and then decided that
o sharp lesson was needed. threw
him and threw him hard. This was
repeated until be got II firmly into
his head that throwing was punish.
ment and not pastime. When ho
learned that. he was good horse.
TITS interesting work. vary It BY
teaching riding, but / like horsebreak
ing best. There Is . certain amount
Of risk about II, but have never bean
hurt. My natural quickness has saved,
me at critical times"