COLT TRAINING. 



CHAPTER I. 



Fear is the principal motive which causes the colt 

 to resist training. It is natural for him to blck against 

 an unknown ol)ject at his heels, to pull his head out 

 of the halter as from a trap, and if of a bad disposition, 

 to strike and bite if he does not thoroughly understand 

 you. His fear is governed by his sense of touch, sight 

 and hearing; and it is through these senses we obtain 

 a mastery, and at the same time remove his fears of 

 the halter, the robe, the harness and the wagon. These 

 are the fixed laws which govern the actions of all 

 horses, and the training of a colt is merely teaching 

 him not to fear the working apparatus, but to fear 

 and respect his master, and to obey his commands as 

 soon as he has learned their meaning. Each one of 

 these senses must be educated before the colt is trained. 

 A colt's education may be compared with that of a 

 child to a great extent. A horse is, of course, a dumb 

 brute; and his reasoning powers are limited to his past 

 experience. So we must reason with him by acts alone. 

 Hence the importance of beginning every step with the 

 colt right; for by our acts he learns. The successful 

 Echoolrmaster aims first to teach the child to have 



