bad horse on your hands. Therefore, if you will 

 inform the trainer of all the bad habits your 

 horse has, you will avoid all accidents and receive 

 your horse well trained in a shorter time than 

 you may expect. When the horse is trained and 

 he is passed back to you, don't let him stand in 

 the stable for a day or two, or perhaps a week, to 

 rest, but exercise him daily, thus avoiding his 

 falling back into bad habits again. I would also 

 advise you to go with the trainer the last few 

 days and drive the horse yourself under guidance 

 of the trainer, before you receive the horse. 

 Caress and talk to the horse as the trainer has 

 done, so that the animal may become acquainted 

 with your voice and will yield to your influence 

 and understand your intentions and what is ex- 

 pected of him. You will find that you will have 

 very little trouble to master your animal after he 

 is passed back to you. Also remember, do not 

 blame the trainer for the damage the horse may 

 do to himself, by breaking or injuring his legs, by 

 kicking, or by breaking his neck, or by throwing 

 himself down or by falling, or by other mishaps. 

 These things are all liable to happen and cannot 

 be avoided while training unruly horses. 



The trainer does not ask you to guarantee 

 his life when he takes your horse to break. He is 

 running greater chances with his own life and 

 limbs than you are running with your horse. 

 Therefore never ask the trainer to guarantee that 

 he will not hurt your horse. 



The Word "Whoa" How it is Used and How 

 it is Misused. 



The word "whoa" is the most common word 

 used among horsemen, and still ninety-five per 

 cent, of our drivers do not know what the word 



