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Show Tuesday, February 21, 1989 Chronicle - Page Eight -- carriages from page seven Miller said the Amish horses are much better trained than many of those found in the West. He said the Amish horses are trained to respond to voice com- mands. "One night I was driving and giving commands and while I was saying things like 'ho,' 'ha,' and 'walk on' my passenger, who was about 80 years old, said he hadn't heard that since he plowed with his mule., For some reason they don't train horses in the West this way anymore," Miller said. The horses go through quite a rigid screening process before they are actually purchased. They are brought to Salt Lake City and subjected to a lot of noises that they may or may not encounter on the street. "We rattle cans and take them by the buses to see if the air brakes are going to bother them," Miller said. actually purchased. If a horse doesn't meet up to our standards then it is sent back to it's owner," he said. ; The horses are not the only company members who receive strict training. "Most of our drivers have some sort of professional career and drive only a couple of nights a week. They have all had some experience with horses and most of them do it for the love of the animals," Miller said. But the drivers are not just bopped onto a carriage and sent away. First they take part in a training sessions with the that includes Erogram The drivers are taught how to harness and adjust the harnesses on the horses and other necessary details. The other 15 hours are heavily supervised driving time, Miller said. Last year Carriage Horse Livery received a letter of commendation from the Funds for the Animals pro40-ho- ur one-on-o- ne gram. "After one year of reviewing over 100 companies like . . The horses then begin a strict training regimen both on and off the road. These training sessions are done with ho passengers on board in case of some mishap, he explained. . "It is not until the horses pass these tests that they are ; -- Beatles from page seven going to be killed,'" Stoddard said. "I was surprised no one ever got hurt at those first concerts." "Even as hysterical as it was, everyone stayed in their seats. It's not like today where everyone leaves their seats and pushes forward or jumps onto the " stage, Stoddard said. Carolyn Casanave, an actress on shows, Broadway and in remembers being overwhelmed by the crowd's response. "The anticipation was so great before they came out that I wondered if they would measure up to the actual event. They did." act. "Neil Diamond was the warm-u- p I felt really sorry for the guy because everyone wanted him to hurry up and get off the stage so the Beatles would come on," Casanave said. John Lennon was Casanave's favorite Off-Broadw- ay ours from across the country, the program chose our company as the most humane. They said we had the best care of our horses and carriages of any of these companies," he said. of the Fab Four. "Until the Beatles' concert, I had never really been a rock 'n' and roll fan. Broadway show-tune- s some popular music were more in my interest, but the Beatles really peaked my interest in rock 'n' roll." Years later, as she was sitting in a cab at a red light on Sixth Avenue, Casanave casually looked out the window and saw a man who was the spitting image of John Lennon standing on the curb. "I indicated with my head and hand, 'Is it you?' He smiled slightly, nodded once and put his fingers to his lips as if to say, 'Snhh, don't tell.' I to my lips and repeated Eut my finger He smiled. I smiled. We gesture. both nodded, then the light changed." 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Enrollment also includes Three ways to pre and participate: Index 2485 Miller attributes the award to the extensive training takes program as well as the extra care the company The horses. company supercedes with the health of the the necessary yearly check up by carrying them out two to three times per year rather than just once. The horses are also on diets that correspond with each of their individual workloads. Despite all the care taken by the company, there are the permany uncontrollable situations that may affect formance of the animals. It may be thought that drivers in the downtown area would cause a lot of problems for the horses. But Miller said due to the good temperament of the horses there haven't really been many problems. "We've had a couple of people throwing balloons out the windows of their cars. But that's really the only problem we have had. The city is developing a new ordinance that will make throwing balloons out of cars a felony offense," Miller said. 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