Hints on Colt-Breaking. 7 



risk a few further steps ; then whisk ! 

 round goes the tail, up go the heels, 

 and away he flies to security. 



The mare and foal should be in a 

 small paddock by themselves, so that 

 they may not be worried and annoyed 

 by other horses, as it is bad for the 

 mother to be made to gallop about, and 

 bad for the foal to be snapped at, as thus 

 he learns his first idea of vice. 



At four months old, a leather head- 

 stall should be placed on the colt's head. 

 To do this it is not necessary to adopt 

 the usual plan of getting the youngster 

 into a corner of the stable and holding 

 him by main force while he is haltered. 

 This is an alarming process, and my 

 object is, from the beginning, to let the 



