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BREAKING AND TRAINING. 



4.fter a space, a cord may be attached, and the young may be held 

 while its parent feeds. Then something like a surcingle may be fixed 

 round the body; such things should be made of strips of cloth or of 

 calico, the intention merely being to indicate those articles which must 

 be assumed hereafter. Subsequently a juicy piece of any root the creat- 

 ure may delight in — of marsh -mallow, of aniseseed, or of liquorice — 

 should be inserted between the lips as a mimic bit, from which should 

 depend two short reins. If these things are properly made and carefully 

 introduced, every addition will be accepted with pleasure as a new orna- 

 ment. No sense of restraint will interfere with an innocent amusement; 

 but the little animal, conscious of no pain, will soon exhibit gratification 

 when arrayed in the representatives of future fetters. 



IHE FIRST HARNESS PUT ON A FOAL. 



At the same time the hand should be frequently passed over the body, 

 and occasionally carried down the limbs, although nothing approaching 

 a regular grooming can, as yet, be necessary. The fluff of the mane, the 

 tail, the forelock, and the fetlock should, subsequently, be combed out 

 very gently, the attendant taking care to praise the foal during the pro- 

 cess, and feigning to feel ecstatic admiration after the performance of 

 each operation. All animal life — even does the truth extend to the 

 birds — is peculiarly susceptible to human flattery; for the German peas- 



