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halter close to the jaw with your left hand, while 

 the right is resting on the top of the neck, holding 

 to his mane. After you are out with him a little 

 while, you can lead him about as you please. 

 Don't let any second person come up to you when 

 you first take him out ; a stranger taking hold of 

 the halter would frighten him, and make him run. 

 There should not even be any one standing near 

 him, to attract his attention or scare him. If you 

 are alone, and manage him rightly, it will not re- 

 quire any more force to lead or hold him than it 

 would to manage a broken horse. 



HOW TO LEAD A COLT BY THE SIDE OF 

 A BROKEN HORSE. 



If you should want to lead your colt by the side 

 of another horse, as is often the case, I would ad- 

 vise you to take your horse into the stable, attach 

 a second strap to the colt's halter, and lead your 

 horse up alongside of him. Then get on the broken 

 horse and take one strap around his breast, under 

 his martingale (if he has any on), holding it in 

 your left hand. This will prevent the colt from 

 getting back too far; besides, you will have more 

 power to hold him with the strap pulling against 

 the horse's breast. The other strap take up in 

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