ii6 Hints on Colt-Breaking. 



and great patience must be shown. 

 When you get him into the light car- 

 riage (wheels, axle, and shafts only) 

 make him back for five minutes before 

 you allow him to go forward. This he 

 will generally be very glad to do, when 

 you let him. The best way to back 

 him is to stand in front of him, pressing 

 the palm of your hand against the soft 

 part of his nose. There is no pain in 

 this, but the constantly repeated pres- 

 sure becomes irksome, causing him to 

 yield. 



I should recommend every one in- 

 terested in the subject to see Professor 

 Sample's curious cage for breaking. He 

 puts the horse in, makes it revolve (by 

 hand or steam), and when the horse is 



