110 HOW TO JUDGE A HORSE. 



several reasous for hitcbiug on the offside. It is 

 usual to jump from a wagon on the nearside ; anil in 

 this act, if any accident shall happen, such as your- 

 self falling down, or any other movement, likely to 

 alarm the horse, he may start, and, if he were on the 

 nearside, he would wheel around from you, and per- 

 haps do damage, before you got within reach ; while, 

 if he was on the offside, he would, if frightened, 

 wheel toioards you, the broken horse being likely to 

 remain steady. Another reason is, that the opera- 

 tions with the colt have, thus far, mainly been on the 

 nearside, and it will not seem quite so strange to 

 him, to have a horse on that side. 



The harness, being on both horses (quite loosely 

 on the coll), with long inside reins, you will buckle 

 a strap around the near fore foot of the colt, just below 

 the fetlock, with au inch ring slipped on the strap. 

 Tie a long line to the ring, pass it under the girth of 

 the colt, bring it up on the outside of his trace, 

 and hold it in your right hand. The driving lines 

 hold in your left hand. You will then drive the 

 team about. As you start them, promptly and deci- 

 dedly, use such word as you choose, never varying 

 from tlie same word, frequently pull uji the line.3 

 and say: "icliua," at the same time, draw upon 

 the line, attached to the foot, until the foot is liftml 

 from the ground and held there, leaving the colt 



