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COLT TEAINING. 



tliat their first impulse would be, resistance, or ,a desperate 

 struggle to get away. 



Now this is the impression made upon the wild, un- 

 broken colt when hurt, frightened, or excited, in the effort 

 to train and control him, and Avhich in a proportionate de- 

 gree must increase the difficulty of his successful manage- 

 ment.- It is important, on this account, that every step in 



Fig. 87.— Testing a doubtful colt before subjecting to treatment. 



the management of these cases be of a character to prevent 

 and overcome fear, when the instruction and training can 

 be carried forward tb the degree of the colt's ability to un- 

 derstand, and there is perfect obedience. 



Haltering. 



To halter an unbroken colt, first turn him into a mod- 

 erate-sized room or carriage-house, without stalls or any- 



