1 6 Hints on Colt-Breaking. 



straight. The whole thing does not take 

 half an hour, and you may lead him where 

 you like, with perhaps an occasional crack 

 of the whip behind, if he should think 

 of stopping, from some kind friend. People 

 willing to crack whips are to be found 

 all over England, so there need be no 

 difficulty on that score. 



If, after you have thrown him down, 

 your new purchase will eat some oats 

 out of your hand, you may congratulate 

 yourself on having bought a young one 

 with a brave and docile disposition. If 

 he is to be a hunter, he is the sort that 

 won't know how to '' refuse " when he 

 sees his fence in front ; if he is for 

 harness, he is not likely to stop in the 

 middle of a hill. 



