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the right fore-foot, and over the back, holding it constant- 

 ly in your hand ; now gently lift the shafts, and make him 

 fast ; if he should attempt to move, the word whoa, and the 

 use of the foot strap would quiet him ; now step to the 

 right side, take the foot strap, pass one end over the belly- 

 band of the harness, and carry it back on the right side of 

 the wagon, over the hold-back strap, using that as a third 

 rein in your hand. You see now that you are all safe. If 

 he attempts to run, pull upon this strap, which instantly 

 throws him on three legs, therefore he is obliged to stop ; 

 if he attempts to run back, the same remedy stops him ; if 

 he attempts to kick, call his attention to his forward foot 

 instantly. 



Now all that is necessary is to be careful and use a little 

 common sense in teaching your colt what you want him to 

 do ; in a very short time you have a colt you can recom- 

 mend as properly broken, safe and kind for any one to 

 drive, which is almost the first question asked by the pur- 

 chaser. 



I have now taken you through the whole list of training 

 your colt, and I hope you will never lose sight of all the 

 important principles of my system ; Patience, Perseverance 

 and Kindness, with a good share of Firmness ; and also re- 

 member that colts should be train&d not broken. Train a 

 colt in the way he should go, and he will not need break- 

 ing. Do not do as many people do, let their colts run un- 

 til they are four or five years old, and then undertake to 

 break them in the old fashioned way ; this is impracticable, 

 for you as often break their constitutions, their courage, 

 their spirits, and sometimes their nechs., and very often the 

 breakers themselves get hurt. The colt should be taught 

 step by step, with patience and perseverance, what you 



