HINTS ON HORSEMANSHIP. 11 



No horse becomes restive in the colt -breaker's hands ; nor 

 do any when placed in their hands remain so. The reason 

 is, that they invariably ride with one bridle and two 

 hands, instead of two bridles and one hand. When 

 they wish to go to the right, they pull the right rein 

 stronger than the left. When they wish to go to the 

 left, they pull the left rein stronger than the right. These 

 are indications which, if the colt will not obey, he will at 

 least understand, the first moment he is mounted ; and 

 which the most obstinate will not long resist. But, as may 

 be supposed, it takes a long time to make him under- 

 stand that he is to turn to the right when the left rein 

 is pulled, and to the left when the right rein is pulled ; and 

 it is only the meek spirited and docile who will do this at all. 

 Such however is the general docility of the animal, that a 

 great proportion are, after long ill usage, taught to answer 

 these false indications. In the same way that a cart-horse is 

 brought to turn right or left, by the touch of the whip on the 



