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putting young horses in harness. I think it best to put 

 a young one in, the first time, with only one other, which 

 should be steady, good-collared, and quick. A great 

 deal of room should be given him in his head, and he 

 should be driven at the cheek of an easy bit, with his 

 pole-piece rather slack. He should be started very 

 quietly, making the old horse take collar first, and the 

 first time should be in a wide space of ground, so that he 

 may be allowed to start any way he pleases without being- 

 checked. If he is alarmed and inclined to bounce, he 

 should not be held hard, and on no account stopped, for, 

 if he is, he may not like to start again, particularly if high 

 mettled. The old horse will hold him, so as to prevent 

 his running far. 



' If a young horse is shy of his collar, he should not 

 be pressed to it at first, as he may take a dislike to it, and 

 become a jibber by so doing. I have driven horses many 

 times before they have touched collar, and, by not forcing 

 them, they have taken to it of their own accord, and 

 turned out very good horses. When a young coach 

 horse is stopped, it should be done very gradually, allow- 

 ing at least ten yards to do it in ; for, if it is attempted to 

 stop him short, he will resist, and then he is drawing by 

 his head. For the same reason horses should not beheld 

 hard in going down hill, which is a fault most coachmen 

 have. They forget the great weight they are throwing 

 upon them, as they are then drawing by their heads. 



' When a young horse is first put to a coach, he 

 should be very carefully turned to the pole, so as to pre- 

 vent its touching his hind quarter, which might make him 



