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time the liorse will let you lift them, and even take 

 them up in your arms. 



All this operation is no magnetism, no galvanism ; 

 it is merely taking away the fear the horse generally 

 has of man, and familiarizing the animal with his 

 master. As the horse doubtless experiences a certain 

 pleasure from this handling, he will soon become 

 gentle under it, and show very marked attachment 

 to his keeper. 



THE KIND OF BIT TO BE USED, AND HOW TO USE IT. 



In first accustoming a colt to the bit, you should 

 use a large, smooth snafile, so as not to hurt his 

 mouth, with a bar at each side to prevent it from 

 pulling through either way. This should be attach- 

 ed to the head-stall of your bridle, and put it on 

 your colt without any reins to it, and let him run 

 loose in a large stable or shed, some time, until he 

 becomes a little used to the bit, and will bear it with- 

 out trying to get it out of his mouth. Hcpeat this 

 several times, before you do anything more with the 

 colt ; and as soon as he will bear the bit, attach a 

 single rein to it, without any martingale. You 

 should also have a halter on your colt, or a bridle 

 made after the fashion of a halter, with a strap to it, 

 so that you can hold or lead him about without pull- 

 ing much on the bit. 



Farmers often put bitting harness on a colt the 

 first thing they do to him, buckling it on as tight as 

 they can draw it, to make him carry his head high, 

 and then turn him out in a lot, to run half a day at 



