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you have driven it for a few days, teach it by gently pulling 

 both reins to back, always saying some kind word to it, 

 and in a short time the horse will understand what is 

 wanted of it, and will answer the bit instantly. After it 

 is used to being driven, put long traces on ; the horse 

 will not mind them if you have used it to the reins 

 touching its legs when driving it. You now get a log of 

 wood, an old gatepost will do, drive in two staples about 

 four feet apart, and attach your traces to the log. The 

 traces should be quite as long as leading traces for 

 tandem. You now drive the horse, with the losr 

 attached, round a field. After the horse will draw it 

 quietly, take it on the road to let it hear the noise ; it 

 will not require to be driven with the log more than 

 three times before you can put it with safety into the 

 break alongside an old quiet horse. After it has been 

 driven both sides in double harness, it may be put in 

 single harness and carefully driven, but should not be 

 driven far, one mile out and back is quite sufficient at 

 one time. After the colt has been in harness and 

 brought back to the stable, its shoulders should be 

 bathed with strong salt and water to prevent them 

 getting tender. More horses are made jibbers by the 

 shoulder being allowed to become tender than anything 

 else. Having given a brief outline of the colt, I will 

 now proceed to the management of it in the stable, and 

 upon this subject the well-being of the horse depends, 

 as the horse requires light and ventilation in its stable, 

 so it requires food and attention from the groom. Feed- 

 ing is the most important part of stable management, 

 yet how few use any discretion in this matter, but feed 



