52 Hints on Colt-Breaking. 



horse in England, without getting 

 killed ! 



When you have your colt fixed in this 

 way, after having led him about for some 

 time, you go through the preliminaries of 

 mounting. Before actually getting up, it 

 is a good plan to catch the front of the 

 saddle with your right hand, the mane 

 halfway up the neck with j^our left, and 

 spring on to his withers. " A leg up " is 

 better than springing, as it is more gentle. 

 As you are lying thus on his withers, with 

 your legs dangling down on the near side, 

 vou have the opportunity of seeing how 

 lie likes it without any risk, because he 

 cannot kick you off, and is not at all likely 

 to rear with your weight on his fore hand. 

 Of course, the groom could hold him by a 



