» i HORSE-TRAINING MADE EAST. 



TO MAKE A HORSE TROT HONEST. 



Many horses show speed when they strike their 

 gait, but do not hold it long. This, in many in- 

 stances, arises from too much anxiety on the part 

 of the driver, forcing the horse off his feet. This 

 is a great source of annoyance to the owners, who 

 in many instaacos have built their hopes very 

 highly upon the great speed of their favorite nag. 

 But how often are they doomed to disappoint- 

 ment ! the animal is beaten by those of far less 

 speed, simply because he breaks up badly. To 

 prevent this habit in horses, requires some de- 

 gree of patience and good management on the 

 part of the trainer. The apparatus used upon 

 this occasion is a similar one to that used for 

 kicking horses. The straps e e are the same; the 

 halter lead, however, is not required ; use instead 

 a strap passed through the collar; the choke-strap 

 will answer the purpose, if not too long ; to this 

 strap secure the ring/, pass the strap c e through 

 the ring /, and buckle the straps d d above the 

 hocks. We are now ready to drive the horse, 

 going off on a moderate gait, that he may become 

 familiar with the feel of the straps prior to urging 

 him. As he moves, the strap e e slips through 

 the ring /, allowing the animal to move without 

 restraint as long as the legs move alternately, as 

 they do in the trot or pace ; but the instant he 

 attempts to change his gait, he then meets the 

 check which the straps give him ; he cannot move 

 them together as he does in the run, the strapa 



