TAMING HORSES. 143 



HOW TO RIDE THE COLT 



When you want him to start, do not touch him 

 on the side with ^our heel, or do anything to 

 frighten him and make him jump. But speals: to 

 him kindly, and if he does not start, pull him a 

 little to the left until he starts, and then let him 

 walk off slowly with the reins loose. Walk him 

 around in the stable a few times until he gets used 

 to the bit, and you can turn him about in every 

 direction, and stop him as you please. It would 

 be well to get on and off a good many times, until 

 he gets perfectly used to it before you take him 

 out of the stable. 



After you have trained him in this way, which 

 should not take you more than one or two hours, 

 you can ride him anywhere you choose without 

 ever having him jump or make an efibrt to throw 

 you. 



When you first take him out of the stable, be 

 very gentle with him, as he will feel a little more 

 at liberty to jump or run, and be a little easier 

 frightened than he was while in the stable. But 

 after handling him so much in the stable, he will 



