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All colts should be broke thoroughly to harness when one year of 

 age, but never put to hard work until they are five years of age. 

 When breaking use as light a vehicle as possible. Always educate 

 your colt to drive single first, and any one can drive him double. 



Too much importance cannot be attached to the manner of edu- 

 cating a horse's heels, as it is in that point his greatest means of de- 

 fence and resistance lies, and most men make the mistake of break- 

 ing one end of the horse, while they allow his hind parts to go 

 uneducated. The instructions I am about to give will, if properly 

 followed, insure success. 



To Educate a Colt not to he Afraid of His Heels. 



"While you have the colt down, as illustrated in the above cut, 

 make him thoroughly acquainted with bells, drums, tin pans and 

 cracking of the whip, being careful all the while not to inflict pain. 

 Roll an empty barrel over him, all the time creating as much noise 

 as possible; you will find he will soon give up to it, lying perfectly 



