218 EDUCATING THE HORSE. 



from their old and accustomed ones, practiced 

 for leading colts. After you have hitched your 

 colt in the manner described, do not start off 

 immediately, but let him remain as quiet as pos- 

 sible for a few minutes, then start the wagon 

 slowly, and, if your colt attempts to rear or 

 plunge about, stop your vehicle, get out and 

 walk up quietly to your colt and caress him, and 

 when you start him again, if possible, walk along 

 by his side for a short time, then stop him again, 

 and again caress. His attention will not be at- 

 tracted by objects on the road, but very soon he 

 will understand that his chief business is to walk 

 on quietly away from the punishment inflicted 

 from the cord under his tail. 



