II 



TRAINERS AND TRAINING 



BY A TRAINER 



As is the case with most other careers, I suppose, 

 the life of a trainer has its pleasant and un- 

 pleasant sides. It is, to begin with, no doubt a 

 very healthy life, necessitating as it does early 

 rising and plenty of fresh air ; indeed, under 

 certain circumstances, it might be described as 

 quite an ideal existence. It must be assumed 

 that the trainer is fond of horses, that all his 

 tastes lie chiefly in that direction, and very likely 

 he takes as much interest in his charges as if 

 they were his own. Perhaps the early morning 

 ride over the downs or the heath, on which 

 writers on the subject are apt to dwell, may not 

 be quite so enjoyable to him, to whom it is a 

 matter of routine and daily duty, as it seems to 

 the friend or companion who enjoys it now and 

 then in fair weather when the leaves are out, 



