Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1915-11-19
GIRL TANES HORSES
Buys ~ll-Tempered Animals and
Then Cures Them.
Kindness IL Her Rule, but She Can
Give Lesson Wben Necessary
Has Her Own Training
Field.

Philadelphia.-In a field near
Swarthmore college a girl who is be-
lieved 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 n is there to see. but 1t is a show
that has all the exciting features Of
n broncho exhibition. with the added
interest that the buster" Is a 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 a trainer for a New
York firm.
Besides taking unbroken horses be-
longing to dealers and training them
for saddle or harness. Miss Brown
buys ill-tempered animals on her own
account and by special treatment
makes them fit for a child to ride.
There is usually a reason for a
horse being vicious" she said, from
her seat, cross-saddle on a splendid
thoroughbred.
Take the case OF this mare. /
bought her for a song because her
owner could do nothing with her. [
traced her history and found she had
been attached to a racing stable where
a lot of half-grown boys used her for
Joy rides around the track, The con-
annnnnna ma fIak n GOOD unnwn mo
almost hOpelessly spoiled by a 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 a saddle at the fastest gait
they could get out of her.
Naturally the mare became pos
sessed of the idea that all men we're
born enemies and every chance she
got she tried to protect herself or get
even with her tormentOrs. They re-
piled in kind. and the last CLEAN Of
~good-natured intelligence was soon
beaten out of her.
The fact is she is a splendid mare,
and if / 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 ! cannot do this she will
still be worth more than / gave for
her. She is quite untrustworthy now.
and 1t will be a long fight to bring her
around, but | think | shall win.
Il depend upon kindness and firm
ness rather than the whip to achieve
results. You see. | do not ever yea
spurs. A horse responds more read
lily to masterful kindness than to bru-
tai i'll treatment.
But sometimes It is necessary to
use drastic measures. The worst case
| can remember was a horse that per-
sistently threw himself. No sooner
would I be in the saddle than this ILL
mGnnered brute would up in the air
and Cop over.
1T takes skill and agility for a
rider to avoid Injury when a horse.
without warning. throws himself on
the ground One has to disengage
ones self without a seconds delay
or a nasty bump is likely to result.
We'll, I stood this horses antics
for a few times and then decided that
a sharp lesson was needed. l threw
him and threw him hard. This was
repeated until he got 1t firmly into
his head that throwing was a punish
ment and not a pastime. When he
learned that. he was a good horse.
ITS interesting work. / vary 1t by
teaching riding. but | like ho~rsebreak-
ing best. There is a certain amount
OF risk about It. but have never been
hurt. My natural quickness has saved
me at critical times"