Hints on Colt-Breaking, 37 



III. 



The treatment which the colt has under- 

 gone is equally necessary whether you 

 intend to ride or to drive him. He has 

 been taught to obey : — to go, to stop, or 

 to back, all of which are required in 

 saddle or harness. 



But as a horse is unsafe to drive until 

 he is thoroughly accustomed to the sights 

 and sounds of the road, I always prefer 

 to ride him first. He is much more 

 easily managed when you are on his 

 back, and, in the event of any sudden 

 fright, he is not so likely to get into 



