rarey's method of taming horses. 



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bridle, and put it ou 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 without trying to get it out 

 of his mouth. It would be well, if con- 

 venient, to repeat this several times, 

 before you do anything more 

 with the colt ; as soon as he will 

 bear the bit, attach a single rein 

 1 i t. 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 pulling at the bit much. 

 He is now ready for the saddle. 



The Proper Way to Bit a Colt. — Farmers often put bit- 

 ting harness on a colt the first thing they do to him, buckling 

 up the bitting as tight as they can draw it, to make him carry 

 his head high, and then turn him out in a field to run half a 

 day at a time. This is one of the worst punishments that 

 could be inflicted on the colt, and is very injurious to a young 

 horse that has been used to running in pasture with his head 

 down. Colts have been so seriously injured in this way that 

 they have never recovered. 



STRroaLES OF THE VICIOUS HORSE AGAINST LTINQ DOWIT. 



