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has been mostly upon the near side, consequently he 

 being on the off side, and the broke horse on the 

 near side, where the colt had received his first lesson, 

 he would not be as apt to scringe, as he would be to 

 place the near horse on the off side. Again, should 

 an accident occur to cause you to jump from your 

 wagon, it would be more natural for j'ou to jump to 

 the near side, and in stopping jour team it is more 

 natural to get out on the near side. The harness be- 

 ing on both horses, you will now proceed to hitch 

 them to wagon. In doing this, it will be necessary 

 to have some one to assist you. Let your assistant 

 lead the broke horse to the near side of the pole ; 

 next place your colt to the off side ; let the person 

 helping you, hold the colt b}^ the head while you are 

 buckling the reins, hitching the tugs, and placing the 

 webbing or long line to the ankle of the left forward 

 foot; perhaps it would be better to buckle a short 

 strap around the pastern, with ring attached, to 

 guard against chafing. To be more fully understood, 

 we will explain how it is made : Take a soft leather 

 strap, one inch and a half wide, and ten inches long, 

 with the inside edges shaved thin ; then take a stra,p 

 of firm leather, fifteen inches long, and one inch wide ; 

 on one end place a buckle and loop, with a lap of 

 two inches on the under side ; in the other end punch 

 holes for the buckle tongue ; place the inch strap on 

 the outside of the wide strap, in the centre, with one 

 end extending one inch beyond the buckle ; then 

 stitch the two together, commencing at the buckle, 



