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TRAINING THE TliUTTING HORSE. 



very sharply, especially in the case of one built on the 



smaller of the two ]>lans 

 given in our cuts. On 

 such a track six or seven 

 inches to the foot is not 

 too steep for the ends. 

 The track should be about 

 ten feet wide. The inner 

 rail should be set at a good 

 angle (see Diagram of 

 Covered Training Pad- 

 dock, Figure A), so that 

 there can be no danger of 

 the colt striking his feet or 

 legs against the posts. 

 This rail should be about 

 high enough to strike the 

 yearling colt a little above 

 the center of the barrel. 

 This top rail should be 

 about five inches wide, of 

 pretty stout material, and 

 the edges niceh^ rounded 

 off. Do not have any more 

 posts than are necessarv, 

 so that the view will not be 

 obstructed. You want to 

 see how the colt handles 

 his feet and legs, and if 

 you have too many posts 

 it will prove confusing to 

 the eye to watch his 



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DIAGRAM A — COVERED TRAINING - PAB- 

 DOCK — DISTANCE AROUND CENTER 

 OF DRIVE 313 FEET. 



