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harness without much time, pains, and patience 

 being bestowed upon it. Any colt-breaker who 

 trains a colt, to make it perfect in its paces, 

 quiet in harness, stand the use of fire-arms, and 

 carry accoutrements, loses no time if he does it 

 in a month. Owners of horses would find them- 

 selves much better off, and have more useful and 

 valuable animals, if they allowed the trainer more 

 time, although it cost a pound or two more. 

 After the colt has been used to the saddle and 

 dumb-jockey we proceed to put the harness upon 

 it. This, as in all other lessons, the colt has to 

 learn, should be done with gentleness, speaking 

 kindly and always caressing. When you have 

 succeeded in putting the harness on, lead it about 

 for a day or two ; then put long reins on and 

 proceed to drive it along the road, use it to pass 

 stone-heaps, clothes upon the hedges, traction 

 engines, or anything that is likely to make it shy. 

 When you have driven it for a few days, teach it 

 by gently pulling both reins to back, always saying 

 some kind word to it, and in a short time the 

 horse will Understand what is wanted of it, and 

 will answer the bit instantly. After it is used to 

 being driven, put long traces on ; the horse will 

 not mind them if you have used it to the reins 

 touching its legs when driving it. You now get 

 a log of wood, an old gate-post will do, drive in 

 two staples about four feet apart, and attach your 

 traces to the log. The traces should be quite 

 as long as leading traces for tandem. You now 

 drive the horse, with the log attached, round 

 a field. After the horse will draw it quietly, 



