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trainer, and pulled up to him gently, to show him that no 

 injury is intended, and he ought to be caressed at the same 

 time. The cord should be long and loose ; his paces 

 all regular and correct, and if he gets false in these, he 

 should be at once stopped, and recommenced. Should 

 he become restiff or frolicsome, let the person who 

 holds the whip crack it to show him he is there, but upon 

 no account should he touch the horse with it ; or if he 

 stands still and plunges or rears, the whip should be 

 cracked, and only ought to be applied gently to him when 

 he absolutely refuses to proceed. When the trainer changes 

 the direction of the colt, he should invariably be stopt, 

 and each time be enticed to approach, which will have 

 the effect of accustoming him to have confidence in his 

 attendant or groom, always caressing him when obedient ; 

 and whatever gait he is performing, on no account allow 

 him to depart from it, as it is only by strict attention to 

 the action wanted that he will learn to be correct in his 

 paces. K he happens to hold his head too low, shake the 

 cavesson, to remind him to raise it ; but be sure always to 

 adopt one mode of directing his attention to any particular 

 thing required. All his lessons should be short, the pace 

 should be kept distinct and perfect in each, and he should 

 be rewarded for attention and obedience by handfulls of 

 corn and caresses. When the colt becomes tractable and 

 obedient in all his lessons, crupper-straps, or something 

 similar, should be attached to his clothing to accustom him to 

 it, that he may not be afterwards tickled and become restiff 

 by the rider's coat-tails. A few days will suffice to make him 

 endure this patiently, because when he finds that he suffers 

 no harm from them, he soon becomes reconciled to them. 



The regular riding-bit should now be applied to his 

 mouth. It ought to be large and smooth, to which should 



