42 MY HORSE ; MY LOVE 



proud owner's haste to show off and develop the fine 

 points of his young horse, he overlooks the fact that 

 his strength is being tried too early, while his bones 

 are yet too soft for hard work. 



'They should live in the open air until their dentition 

 is complete, so as to draw from the nourishing grass and 

 herbs, such tonic as their growing systems need, as well 

 as to develop the full and natural play of their limbs.' 



Is it not a great mistake to test the speed of a young 

 horse too soon ? 



' Because a young horse can run very fast for a short 

 distance, it does not follow he must be immediately 

 trained to run long distances in a specified time, without 

 suffering from it. It is to this mistake that so many 

 fast and promising horses owe their short lives or crippled 

 condition.' 



Therefore, Count, you would say ' Make haste slowly ' 

 should be the motto of him who sees a rare promise in 

 his pretty, playful and petted young colt ? 



' Unless he wants to see him condemned to earn his 

 living on the monotonous track of the street car, or 

 pulling about timid women and children in remote 

 country districts, when he might have become a famous 

 racer, surrounded by admirers and enjoying every care 

 and attention his great money value could demand.' 



