DEVELOP SPEED IN HORSES. 61 



CHAP TER XX. 



CONCLUSION. 



When a horse has come to his speed, do not dog the 

 speed out of him by long tedious slow jogging, for when 

 his limbs are seasoned to go a mile in good time, say 2-30, 

 or a little better, his further improvement in speed will 

 result from short jogs and sharp brushes of speed in his 

 work, not too extended, together with close attention to 

 the conditioning process, vvith a repeat once a week or 

 ten days, if you are not trotting him in races, and if you 

 are, he will not need a repeat. Don't over work him; 

 two-thirds of the "quitters" are horses that have had too 

 much work ; and bear in mind another important truth, 

 different horses will require different treatment in respect 

 both to feeding, water and work, and if you should have 

 a dozen horses in charge, probably not more than two 

 of them would require the same treatment, and your 

 judgment must guide you as to feed, water, work, shoeing 

 and hitching. No man has ever attained a desirable 

 reputation as a trainer and driver of trotting horses with- 

 out possessing the elements in his make up, that would 

 have made him successful in any other department of life 

 wherein judgment, perseverance and a level head, would 

 be required to insure success. As to the general integ- 

 rity of the profession I will say, that I believe they have 

 exhibited as much fidelity to the trusts reposed in them 

 as any other class of men ; bank officials and treasurers of 

 trust funds not excepted. One thing is certain, you 

 need never expect any man to serve you unflinchingly, 

 unless you make it an object for him to do so. Very little 

 complaint is ever heard from men who employ first-class 

 trainers and drivers, and pay them what their services 

 are worth. And further, no horseman on earth can take 

 a natural born *Muffer " and make a race horse of him, 

 and still you hear men every day condemned and ma- 



