BREEDING THE TROTTER 



the colt will make a good race-horse as a five-year- 

 old, turn it out till the fall of the year it is coming 

 four years old, when it should be taken up again 

 and turned over to a trainer. During this period 

 the colt should be well looked after and not 

 neglected. 



SPRING WORK. 



To return to the two-year-old, carry the colt 

 along with jog work till about March i when the 

 roads will break up and spring arrive. I would 

 advise giving the colt a nice long jog about four 

 times a week. 



I would let up on the colt the first of March and 

 turn it out in the paddock for about a month. 

 See that it is well looked after. After the vaca- 

 tion I advise taking the colt up and jogging it for 

 from three to four weeks, preparatory to track 

 work. 



Late in April or early in May the weather will 

 be fine, the road and track in good condition, and 

 spring a beautiful time of the year is with us. 

 The colt will really ask to go, will want to go, and 

 the impatient trainer, after the tedious winter, is 

 usually anxious to let it go. This is the time 

 when the impatience of horse and driver should 

 be restrained. Go slow with the colt and keep it 

 well within itself. The colt may be worked on the 

 track with short brushes at speed. During the 

 latter part of May or early in June the colt may 

 be driven very slow miles, allowing it to step 

 through the stretch at the last end. 



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