18 COLT TRAINING. 



side. Persons who have not tried training colts in a 

 building or limited inclosure will be agreeably sur- 

 prised to see how much more control they will have 

 and how much easier colts can be broken in this man- 

 ner than in a field or on the road. In this lesson ele- 

 vate the head a little and teach it the use of the rein, 

 but never rein the colt high. Give it a repetition of 

 bitting, "Get up" and "Whoa;" then you should pro- 

 ceed to make all parts of the colt gentle, as follows : 

 Take a light pole about six feet long, and permit the 

 colt to feel it with his "fingers," (his nose) bring it gent- 

 ly back over the mane and down the front legs, back 

 over the back and against his quarters. If the horse 

 gets excited at any time let him feel the pole again; 

 commence in front and go back again until he be- 

 -comes perfectly indifferent to having the quarters 

 touched with the pole. 



It will not require over ten or fifteen minutes to 

 do this poling. You will be surprised at the effect it 

 will have on the colt, especially colts of a wild, ner- 

 vous disposition ; thereby making it gentle to have the 

 harness, chains, or even the cross pieces of the sliaft 

 to come against the quarters, or to be touched oii ajiy 

 other part of the body. 



FIFTH LESSON. 



You should take the- colt on the mad and ifive it 



