28 RAREY ON HORSE-TAMl.\G. 



is familiar with the harness and lines, take him out 

 and put him by the side of a gentle horse, and go 

 through the same process that you did with the 

 balking horse. Always use a bridle without blinds 

 when you are breaking a horse to harness. 



HOW TO HITCH A HORSE IN A SULKY. 



Lead him to and around it ; let him look at it, 

 touch it with his nose, and stand by it until he does 

 not care for it ; then pull the shafts a little to the 

 left, and stand your horse in front of the off wheel. 

 Let some one stand on the right side of the horse 

 and hold lum by the bit, while you stand on the left 

 side, facing the sulky. This ^vill keep him straight. 

 Eun your left hand back and let it rest on his hip, 

 and lay hold of the shafts with your right, bringing 

 them up very gently to the left hand, which still re- 

 mains stationary. Do not let anything but your 

 arm touch his back, and as soon as you have the 

 shafts square over him, let the person on the oppo- 

 site side take hold of one of them, and lower them 

 very gently to the shaft bearers. Be very slow and 

 deliberate about hitching ; the longer time you take 

 the better, as a general thing. When you have the 

 shafts placed, shake them slightly, so that he will 

 feel them against each side. As soon as he will 

 bear them without scaring, fasten your braces, &c., 

 and start him along very slowly. Let one man lead 

 the horse to keep him gentle, while the other gra- 

 dually works back with the lines till he can get be- 

 hind and drive him. After you have driven him in 



