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SAFE TO DRIVE. 



pass it under the girth, and give it to an assistant ; 

 get into the wagon with your assistant, having 

 previously instructed him how to manage the 

 web. Have a second assistant to lead the animal 

 a short distance ; if he behaves well let him go. 

 With this system, one-half hour's handling every 

 day for a week is sufl&cient to break thoroughly 

 to harness the wildest colt. 



BITTING THE COLT. 



The ordinary process of bitting colts is too 

 well known to horsemen generally to need any 

 description at my hands. A cheap and easy 

 method of bitting colts, if properly managed, is 

 by means of the cord. To arch the neck and 

 bring the nose in where you want it, take the 



