BREAKING 



not be given the whole length of the webbing at first, or 

 until he has quieted down and shown signs of an inclination 

 to move round. If he fights, patience must be displayed, 

 and a little kindness will go a long way towards giving him 

 confidence. Should he decline to move, it may be necessary 

 to administer a little gentle persuasion with the whip, which 

 should be used by an assistant, as, if the man who holds the 



Lungeing a Colt. 



line applies or cracks it — the latter will often be all that is 

 required — the colt naturally tries to get away, instead of 

 going round in a circle, as desired. It is a great mistake to 

 lunge a colt for too long at a time when his education is 

 beginning, as it not only sickens him of the whole thing, 

 but he is apt to turn giddy ; therefore two or three twenty- 

 minutes or half-hour spells a day, with a reasonable interval 

 between them, are quite enough to commence with, and of 

 course it is not suggested that he should be kept moving 

 fast all through each lesson. 



After the colt has become handy, a roller with a crupper 



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