4 Hints on Colt-Breaking. 



Therefore I would house tlae mare 

 comfortably every night, and would give 

 her a feed of oats in the morning, before 

 turning her out to grass, and another in 

 the evening, when she comes in. A horse 

 is, in my opinion, the stupidest of all 

 the animals that are intimately associated 

 with man, but, for all that, he has quite 

 enough sense to prompt him to come for 

 the oats he expects, every night. In this 

 way there is no trouble about catching 

 him (or lier in this case) ; you have but 

 to stand at the gate and call " C'yap ! 

 c'yup ! " and she will come readily enough ; 

 nine times out of ten you will find her 

 waiting with her head over it. 



This is very important, and has much 

 to do with the subject of colt-breaking, 



