Percival John Carter
(1891 - 1974)

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Name:	Mr Percival John Carter
Nick Name:	Percy, or PJC
Gender:	Male
Age:	82 years old
Lived:	Sunday, 18 October 1891 - Tuesday, 23 July 1974

My Story

Percival John Carter was born in Melbourne. His father died when he was 3 years old. His mother raised the family on her own. Percival was infatuated with horses at an early age, and told me stories of watching the blacksmiths tend to the horses shoes when he was just 5 years old. It was a hard life, with 4 siblings in those days. He used to work at a young age to assist his family, and by 13 he was assisting drovers, moving stock around the Melbourne suburbs, and on some trips to Wodonga in NE Victoria. Dad was married a couple of times, and my story is from his last marriage and family until his death.

He was a great horseman and cattleman, and his career in both those fields made him a legend to all who knew him, or knew of him. Apart from droving stock from Victoria to Queensland during the droughts, he also acted as an agent, buying herds of cattle on behalf of his clients. Many in Gippsland acquired their whole dairy herds from my father. He was also an agent for Angliss Meats, and travelled the country, buying up cattle on behalf of Angliss for their abattoirs. Apparently he could judge what the dead weight of the cattle would be, just by looking at them. He had some great reputations for his skills.
He also broke in and trained the young horses, all types of horses, stock horses, children's ponies, and race horses.
He even had dares with other horsemen, about retraining horses. I recall he took a top rodeo horse, and taught it not to buck so it could be ridden by any competent horseman. We knew him as the horse whisperer, long before that description became popular in the press. He was so very kind to horses, he was never cruel or rough like a lot of so called horseman. He said you had to gain their trust, that was the only way that you could then trust them, to do what you asked.
He was still breaking in and re-training horses just before he died, at age 83 and 9 months.
He has a big racehorse, he stood 18 hands high, the jockeys were frightened of the big horse. This one used to buck and no one knew why, so they sent the horse to dad. My father had the horse for a few hours, and figured out the horse had an internal problem with its back, which required an operation. Once the horse recovered from the operation, he went on to win many races, and there was no more bucking. The owners and trainers were lucky, that they had someone like dad, to save the horse for them. Readers can find more about your life in the book that I am writing, at WordPress. http://beckensal.wordpress.com/

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From: Beccky

You had some great life stories and experiences to pass down to future generations. You had hoped someday, someone wo...

From: Beccky

I started this memorial on April 27th, 2013 in the memory of my father. See also the imorial web site for my mother,...

Biography

Marital Status:	Married
Religion:	Catholic

Interests

Favourite Sport:

Horseback Riding

Passing

Place of Passing:	Townsville, Qld
Date of Passing:	23 July 1974
Cause of Passing:	Shock after amputation of leg
Place of Burial:	Wodonga Cemetery
Plot Number:	Buried in a family plot, with Annie B Carter

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Percival John Carter (1891 - 1974)