TRAINING THE HORSE. 73 



eyes must be clear, full, large, standing out promi- 

 nently, and wide between. The nostrils must be large 

 and thin, neck long, and well cut up under the jowl. 

 Stout, heavy muscle on top, and thin through middle; 

 withers must always be higher than hips; short back; 

 broad and long hips, and close-jointed. For durabil- 

 ity always buy a close-jointed horse, and one with 

 fine, short hair. The finer the hair the longer the 

 life. For speed, the horse should measure exactly as 

 much from between his ears and his withers as from 

 his withers to the coupling of the hips; that is, 

 the withers should be exactly midway between his 

 ears and the coupling of the hip. From the point 

 of the withers to the shoulder should be just as 

 long as from the coupling of the hip over the kidneys 

 to point of hip by tail. From hoof-band of forward 

 foot to point of withers, fifty-seven inches; from point 

 of shoulders to point of hip, sixty-two inches. Parties 

 buying horses by this rule will find it infallible. 



BREAKING AND TRAINING COLTS. 



The first lesson given to a colt should be as follows: 

 Turn him loose, either in a box-stall or carriage- 

 house, and, with the whip in the right hand, slowly 

 approach him and crack the whip. The colt will run 

 away from you, and generally will go into the corner. 

 FoHow him up, however, and keep cracking the whip 

 until he will turn his head towards you. The moment 

 he does this, step right up to him and caress him on the 

 point of the shoulder. If he should, as you near him, 

 whirl around and kick at you, keep your eyes open and 

 quickly give him a sharp cut on the hind legs with 

 the whip. By following this up carefully, in a very 

 short time he will learn to his sorrow that when he 

 turns away from you, and attempts to let his heels. 



