Hints on Colt-Breaking. 25 



Put the harness on the colt, with the 

 exception of the collar and breeching. The 

 best sort of bit is a roll of leather, rather 

 than steel, pretty thick, so that the animal 

 may play with it, and guarded at the 

 sides by two large round discs, also of 

 leather, to prevent the bit being pulled 

 through the mouth. 



It will be observed that the dumb-jockey 

 is not used at all in this method : it is, 

 in my opinion, a very foolish instrument, 

 as there is a constant bearing on the 

 horse's mouth, in spite of the india- 

 rubber reins, which is accountable for the 

 want of sensitiveness we so generally 

 find. Besides, you save the expense of 

 buying or hiring a dumb-jockey, and 

 take two or three days instead of two 



