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CHAPTER XVIII. 



The training of colts gone into in detail — How the breaking harness should be 

 put on and made use of — Proper adjustment of the lines an important feat- 

 ure — Teaching the pupil to obey the word of command — The first hitch 

 to the breaking cart — Don't have visitors around at this time — Preparing 

 for the stakes in which the young trotters are entered — Accustom the colt 

 to other horses, and then speed him a little — Keep your own counsel as to 

 what is being done — Don't be alarmed at what you read concerning other 

 people's colts — June a good month in which to test your material a little — 

 The prompting horse should not be allowed to beat the pupil or carry him 

 too fast — Keep a record of what each animal does and how he does it — No 

 two colts can be trained exactly alike — The first trial of the most promising 

 youngsters— A surprise often in store for the trainer at this time — Driving 

 on the road occasionally a good pi m — The earnest work to be done in August 

 — Shipping the colts to the place where they are to trot — What to do when 

 you reach the track — All ready for the first race with the young trotter. 

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CHAPTER XIX. 



Preparing the colt for the yearling race — Accustoming him to objects about the 

 track — No training necessary at this stage — Be on time when the race is 

 called, and don't keep people waiting — Scoring half a dozen yearling 

 colts a tedious job — What to do after the word is given — No occasion to be 

 in a hurry to get the pole — Do your best work on the straight side — How to 

 drive when you look like a winner in the home stretch — The secnt of your 

 success is in careful and intelligent methods of training — Shipping the 

 colt home again and preparing him for another race in October — A mile 

 once in awhile well within his speed — The quality of sulkiness — Some 

 inside history about the famous trotter Guy — How he went a mile to pole 

 in 2:17 — An exciting experience with Guy when he ran away on a trot, 

 and stopped only from force of habit — A terrible accident prevented by 

 the horse's intelligence — What the writer accomplished in one season by 

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