BREEDING THE TROTTER 



clean and tidy is usually a well-managed one. It 

 does not need an expert to decide whether the 

 stock is in good shape, whether the colts are act- 

 ing right or whether they are being properly 

 trained and developed. 



The monthly statement will show whether or 

 not the superintendent is trying to make a busi- 

 ness success of the venture. 



The superintendent should be held responsible 

 for the details of breaking and developing the 

 colts and when fall comes he and the colt trainers 

 should be able to turn some promising material 

 over to the speed department, without resorting 

 to excuses. 



The competent superintendent does not need 

 to use such excuses as, "the track wasn't good," 

 " there was a great deal of rainy weather," " your 

 family of horses is not the right kind to produce 

 speed," etc. 



As before mentioned, the superintendent should 

 at all times consult the proprietor and take pleas- 

 ure in showing him all the stock at all times, 

 keeping nothing away from him. 



The proprietor should, in return, if he has se- 

 lected the right man, never hesitate to seek advice 

 from his superintendent, rather than from the 

 many outsiders, some of them personal friends, 

 always willing to offer it. The proprietor should 

 at all times evince an interest in his stock. It is 

 not very encouraging for a superintendent and 

 other employees to work on a farm where their 

 efforts do not interest the proprietor, 



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