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each day will suiricc to accomplish all this, and much more, be 

 fore he is weaned. A bit made of a green stick may be held 

 ■n his mouth by strings, until he will open his mouth readily to 

 ake it, when the colt bit and bridle may be put in its place ; 

 after this has been tried a few times he may be led about a little 

 wiih it beside the dam, he may then be tied by it a few minutes 

 at a time until he will stand easy. All this while it should be 

 done gradually, and, without a harsh word or a blow, should oe 

 done firmly. If the colt is inclined to resist any of the opera- 

 dons, gently but firmly insist and persist until he learns that 

 whatever you want of him he must do, and that instead of be- 

 iua hurt, be is rewarded when he does what is wanted. He 

 will soon learn that man is his master as well as his friend, and 

 will never forget it ; no more will he ever forget abuse, or un 

 kinduess. 



He should now be walked around with a bag over his back, 

 first loose and then strapped on, then the stirrups attached and 

 allowed to dangle, until the fear of any thing of the sort is re- 

 moved. When he is a year old he may be reined up occasion- 

 ally to the surcingle and allowed to mouth the bits, and ^f de- 

 signed for a saddle horse the semblance of a man put on his 

 back, or for a farm horse, the different portions of the harness 

 put on. and taken off occasionally. 



During his second year he may be tied beside some steady 

 horse, and taught to walk and trot, to be guided by the lines 

 without the shafts, to be backed into the shafts, and finally to 

 draw the buggy himself, all by slow, easy stages, and all the 

 danger and difficulty of breaking a wild colt when he is wanted 

 is avoided. If h*e is turned out to pasture, the person who car- 

 ries him salt should, as often as once a week, give a few mo- 

 ments to some portion of the above training. 



The common method of letting the colt run wild until he is 



