542 BREEDING. 



weather in winter. They should be Ireated gently. May 

 be broken early to harness, if treated gently and Avith care. 

 This, however, is hazardous, as there is danger of over- 

 driving young colts if they are driven at all. Many seem 

 to take pride in trials to which they subject two or three- 

 year-old colts. It is not Avhat they can do, but what they 

 ought to be required to do. 



