134 TAMING HORSES. 



your right hand to j^i'event him from running 

 ahead; then turn him about a few times in the 

 stable, and if the door is wide enough, ride out 

 with him in that position ; if not, take the broken 

 horse out first, and stand his breast up against the 

 door, then lead the colt to the same spot, and take 

 the straps as before directed, one on each side of 

 his neck, then let some one start the colt out, and 

 as he comes out, turn your horse to the left, and 

 you will have them all right. This is the best 

 way to lead a colt ; you can manage any kind of 

 colt in this way, without any trouble; for if he 

 tries to run ahead, or pull back, the two straps 

 will bring the horses facing each other, so that you 

 can very easily follow up his movements without 

 doing much holding, and as soon as he stops run- 

 ning backward you are right with him, and all 

 ready to go ahead ; and if he gets stubborn and 

 does not want to go, you can remove all his stub- 

 bornness by riding your horse against his neck, 

 thus compelling him to turn to the right ; and as 

 soon as you have turned him about a few times, he 

 will be willing to go along. The next thing, after 

 you have got through leading him, will be to take 

 him into a stable, and hitch him in such a way as 

 not to have him pull on the halter, and as they are 

 often troublesome to get into a stable the first few 

 times, I will give you some instructions about get- 

 ting him in. 



