38 Hints on Colt-Breaking, 



difficulties as when he has a trap behind 

 him. 



If you have already accustomed him to 

 a roller and then to a saddle in his in- 

 fancy, you have now merely to renew his 

 acquaintance with these ; but, if not, you 

 must do with him as previously directed. 

 He may kick about a little when the 

 saddle is first put on, or, more probably, 

 when it is at length girthed up pretty 

 tightly, but when he finds he cannot 

 displace it, he soon submits. 



And here I should say that bad tackle 

 is a fruitful cause of a horse learning 

 vice. Should the girths give way, for 

 example, and should he find himself able 

 to get rid of the saddle, be sure lie will 

 try to do so again with redoubled vigour. 



