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breaksman who assists the breaker going to the side of the colt pulls him 
round by the halter as the breaker drives the break-horse in a wide circle 
for turning. In returning the horses should be stopped and started again 
several times, and if the colt is pretty handy the turning may be 
repeated once or twice, but more than an hour’s drive should not be 
attempted for fear of galling the shoulders, to prevent which the inside 
of the collar should be well oiled on all occasions just before starting, 
When taking the young horse out the process of putting to should be 
exactly reversed. A: repetition of this lesson, and constant turning into 
narrow lanes and crowded streets, together with uphill and downhill work, 
will soon make the young horse handy in double harness, though for 
town work a considerable time must elapse before he can be depended on 
in a crush, especially without a steady companion. No horse should be 
depended upon until he has been roused either by accidental cireum- 
stances, or, if these do not present themselves, by an application of the 
whip, for it often happens that a colt will go quietly enough while his 
temper is unruffled, but when it is once upset he shows fight until he 
is conquered or himself gains the victory. Now it is far better that this 
should occur while in the hands of the breaker than after he is sent home 
as thoroughly perfect in harness. 
WHEN THE COLT has had five or six lessons in double harness, and has 
been made to show the nature of his temper in the way I have just 
described, he may safely be put in the shafts, but not till then. ‘The 
single-break is a stoutly-built two-wheeled vehicle, with strong and straight 
ash shafts. It should be so high as to preclude the possibility of the 
horse kicking over the drawing-bar; and though occasionally it will happen 
that a clever animal will kick very high indeed, yet there are few that will 
get over a bar three feet from the ground. A kicking-strap and safety-rein 
should always be used, for fear of accidents ; and a breaker of experience 
generally uses the driving-rein in the cheek and the safety-rein in the 
lower bar; both being held in the same way as for four horses. No bearing- 
rein should be employed ; and the tugs should be made open above, so as 
to drop the shafts into them. With these precautions, there is no difficulty 
in putting a colt into single harness ; but, if at all stubborn, he may not 
be easily made to start, having no break horse to take him off. Usually, 
however, when five or six lessons in double harness have been given, the 
colt walks off quietly enough ; but, after one or two lessons, he discovers 
that what is to be done must be done by him unassisted, and he is then 
very apt to give himself airs, if his temper is at all inclined to be bad. 
Kicking may be kept under by the kicking-strap ; running away may be 
restrained by the bit; but jibbing in single harness is very difficult to get 
over. If necessary, an outrigger may be applied to the break, and a 
second horse put on; but it is better to exercise the patience by quietly 
sitting still, when, after a short time, the jibber generally moves on of his 
own accord. Beyond these expedients, nothing more is required than 
time and practice. 
Dk. BUNTING’S BREAK. 
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, a plan for breaking to harness was introduced 
to the notice of the chief jobmasters of London, which was adopted at 
once by several of them, and has since been used with great advantage. 
It consists in the employment of an apparatus like the moving power of a 
horse thrashing-machine, with the addition of a wheel at the end of each 
pole, and of a pair of shafts to connect them. The inside shaft is very 
