1 8 Management a7id Treatment of the Hoi'se. 



right hand, while you place the bit between its 

 teeth with your left. The bit should never be 

 allowed to remain on the colt more than half an 

 hour at one time. By keeping it on longer you 

 weary your colt, and it becomes sulky. JSTo 

 lesson should be of long duration, but often re- 

 peated, and the bit should be large and plain. 

 ^Never use a sharp bit on a colt, as it makes the 

 mouth sore, and when once a colt has a sore 

 mouth it is sure to become hard-mouthed. When 

 you have accomplished bitting and leading the 

 colt, you next prepare a caversoon and lounging 

 rein. Make sure it will fit the colt without hurt- 

 ing it, as this is a powerful apparatus intended 

 to confine the nose. This should be used very 

 gently, as instances have been known of the 

 bones and gristle of the nose becoming diseased 

 from harshly pulling the caversoon. It must 

 now be led round a ring on soft ground, and 

 taught to walk and trot both ways. Caress it 

 whenever it does right, and do not let it run 

 round the circle too long, as it produces gid- 

 diness. We next use it to the roller, and after- 

 wards to the dumb jockey. 



Thanks to Mr. Blackwell, the old clumsy 

 wooden jockey has become a thing of the past, 

 and his whalebone and gutta-percha jockey, with 

 their india-rubber reins, have done away with the" 

 cruel unyielding side rein. These jockeys are 

 admirably adapted to teach the colt to bend its 

 head, and at the same time to insure the colt 

 having a light even mouth. When the colt has 

 become tractable to all its lessons, loose straps 



