Breaking Colts 



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becomes used to walking and trotting beside another 

 horse. The only objection to breaking colts young is that, 

 being broken, they are likely to be driven or worked too 

 hard before they are well developed or strong enough. 

 A bitting bridle should now be put on for an hour or 

 so a day, until he is familiar with it. An "open" bridle, 



Fig. 24. Breaking colt to lead 



or one without blinders, should always be used at first, 

 so that the colt can see and familiarize himself with all 

 that is going on about him. A "blind" bridle can then 

 be put on at any time. If a horse is broken in a blind 

 bridle, great care must be exercised in changing to an 

 open bridle, as he is very liable to be frightened by the 

 glimpses he gets of the vehicles coming after him. 



