PALO ALTO • 205 



when the foal or colt is near his groom or his master, he 

 must never indulge in play, but stand quiet and allow him- 

 self to be petted or handled in any fashion. In the pad- 

 dock he may fool to the top of his bent ; but never in the 

 society of man. As a result the colt does not have to be 

 broken, in our sense of the word ; he is ready to be hitched 

 up and driven when he is old enough to work. The sys- 

 tem is perfection. 



