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at the back of the stall about three feet and a 

 half from the floor, or, if more convenient, a good 

 Btrong rope, well secured, will answer the pur- 

 pose — let it be about the same distance from the 

 floor. After leading the colt into the stall, put 

 up this bar or rope, and then tie the colt to the 

 manger-ring ; if you do so at first, he will in all 

 probability run back before you can have the 

 bar or rope secured in their place; and then the 

 halter gives way, and you have taught the colt 

 the first lesson in halter-pulling, which under all 

 circumstances should be carefully avoided. In 

 taking the colt out of the stable the same precau- 

 tion must be used. Untie the halter before re- 

 moving the bar or rope. Continue this precaution 

 for about ten days or two weeks, and by that time, 

 as a general rule, the colt will stand hitched any- 

 where. 



TRAINING COLTS TO HARNESS. 



To break a colt successfully, requires a man 

 who has inexhaustible patience, great presence of 

 mind, strong nerve, &c., in a word, a man who 

 can control himself, can train a horse to harness, 

 so as to prevent their contracting any bad habits. 

 Witli such indispensable attributes and proper 

 appliances, a man of ordinary intelligence can 

 train a horse to harness without accident to the 

 animal, himself, or others. Always train a colt 

 with an open bridle, so that he may see exactly 

 what you are doing : using the blind bridle pre- 

 vents the animal from seeing your movements, 

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