Show Senator Stanford on Early Training I Senator Leland Stanford proprietor of tho Palo Alto farm Menlo Park CaL referring to early training says I do not remember a stable instance where an animal of mine was figured by early work When a break down has occurred it has invariably been after a let up Let ups are very dangerous to young fast animals as their bodies grow during tne let up without corresponding development of strength and they are very liable to get too much work when their exercise is reuewed Sly aim is to give the greatest possible amount of exercise without fatigue and never allow it to reach tho period of exhaustion I exhaus-tion This is secured by short distance exercise ex-ercise It is the supremo effort that develops de-velops If colts are never over worked they aro always willing to try in their exercise having no apprehension that they will be forced beyond their comfort When a young colt having no fear of being I over worked is brought out for exercise his eyes are bright and express the expectation of having a good time CoL R S Strader proprietor of Elmoro Place farm Lexington Ky thus expresses himself on tho subject of training We cannot obtain as stout and jserviceablo animals by early training and de Aclopment as by waiting to let them better nature More youngsters aro ruined here than in any other state for the following reasons First we handle more of them Secondly Sec-ondly generally there is not enough care nxd tho owners employ ordinary help because jis cheap and they want too much speed for 00 little moneyTho Horseman |