MAKING THE COLT GENTLE. 



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til there is no resistance or fear shown. Some colts will 

 resist very hard when touched, striking and kicking with 

 great fury. This need not discourage; simply force up 

 sharply to the point of helplessness, reversing quickly, and 

 repeating until there is entire submission. It is rare that 

 this treatment will not give success in ten or fifteen min- 

 utes. But should the case be one of such extreme vicious- 

 ness as not to submit, then the treatment must be the same 



Fig. 90.— Pulling the foot forward. 



as for other extremely vicious horses. After submitting, 

 if warm and sweaty, keep handling him gently until cool. 

 Next, handle the feet. At this stage there should be 

 no difficulty in doing this. If, however, the colt should 

 show an inclination to resist the foot being taken, and it is 

 not desired to push the general subjection farther (for fre- 

 quently a colt may be entirely gentle as to general hand- 

 ling, and still resist the feet being taken, with much en- 

 ergy), put on the War Bridle. After giving a few quick, 

 energetic jerks right and left with it, let an assistant tie a 



