176 THE HORSE OWNER's 



all the instructions written you may rely on as having 

 been proven practically by my own experiments ; and 

 knowing from experience just what obstacles I have met 

 with in handling bad horses, I have tried to anticipate 

 them for your good, and assist you in surmounting them 

 by commencing with the first steps taken with the colt, 

 and accompanying you through the whole task of breaking. 



