156 TAMING HORSES. 



TO BREAK A HORSE TO HARNESS. 



Take him in a light stable, as you did to ride 

 him ; take the harness and go through the same 

 process that you did with the saddle, until you get 

 him familiar with it, so that you can put it on him, 

 and rattle it about without his caring for it. As 

 soon as he will bear this^ put on the lines, caress 

 him as you draw them over him, and drive him 

 about in the stable till he will bear them over his 

 hips. The lines are a great aggravation to some 

 colts, and often frighten them as much as if you 

 were to raise a whip over them. As soon as he is 

 familiar with the harness and lines, take him out 

 and put him by the side of a gentle horse, and go 

 through the same process that you did with the 

 balking horse. Always use a bridle without blinds 

 when you are breaking a horse to harness. 



HOW TO HITCH A HORSE IN A SULKY. 



Lead him to and around it ; let him look at it, 

 touch it with his nose, and stand by it till he does 



