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halter knot), about one foot from this and put the end knot 

 through, making a small loop that will fit the colt's under jaw. 

 This knot and loop should be wound with soft cloth or leather 

 before being used. Standing on the near side, put the small 

 loop over the neck, pass the long end through the loop and 

 draw down to about the size of a headstall. Pass the right 

 hand under the jaw, and take firm hold of the nose on top, 

 with the left hand slip the small loop on the under jaw, place 

 the rope on top of the neck close to the ears. In two or three 

 lessons with this cord, any colt, however high tempered, can 

 be taught to lead in any place, or in any manner desired by 

 the trainer. 



Rarey System, The. The system of educating horses 

 generally known as the Rarey System, and practiced with so 

 much success by Mr. John S. Rarey, its originator, is based 

 upon these three simple principles: 1. That any young horse 

 can be taught to do anything that a horse can do, if taught in 

 a proper manner. 2. That no horse is conscious of his 

 strength until he has resisted and conquered a man ; therefore, ' 

 that the colt should always be handled in such manner that 

 he shall not find out his strength. 8. That as seeing, smelling, 

 feeling and hearing are the senses by which the horse examines 

 every strange object, w^e may, by allowing him to exercise 

 these senses, reconcile him to any object or sound that does 

 not hurt him. It is, undoubtedly, the recognition of these 

 principles and their practice in horse management, to which is 

 due the success of the various systems of educating colts, and 

 handling or subduing vicious horses, in use by many horsemen 

 and professional trainers of the present day. 



Rating Driver. A term applied to the driver in a 

 race who comprehends at each step the rate at which his horse 

 is going, and is able to so gauge and control him in such man- 

 ner as to make him do his best, save himself and yet win. Such 

 a driver, however, is unable to rate the speed of any horse in 

 the race but his own. 



Crit Davis I call a rating driver: he seems to know about how well his 

 horses can '^o before they start, aiul then rates them along to accom- 

 plish the mile in that way. — Lile with the Trotters, John Splan. 



Ration. Fodder ; provender ; the daily feed for a horse. 



Hay and oats form the " staff of life " in the keep ,of the horse. 



The only hay that should ever be given is clean, pure Timothy. 



Old hay is always preferable to new. If possible it should not 



be used till a year old ; crisp, clean, fresh, free from dust, of a 



greenish color, and possessing a sweet, pleasant smell. New 



hay is hard to digest, is liable to produce excessive salivation 



and purging. A. normal ration is four pounds at a feed, three 



