102 BREAKING AND TRAINING 



Draught Horses.— Cart and van horses 

 require particular attention in the matter of '' reining 

 back," seeing that this is an action so frequently 

 required of them. 



They should be schooled in this branch of behaviour 

 both in and out of harness, until thoroughly proficient 

 in it. 



Many cart horses have not the slightest idea of 

 what " backing " means. In preparing heavy 

 draught horses for " pair " work, you can follow no 

 better course than to harness a young horse abreast 

 of one that is thoroughly up to his work, making sure 

 that the colt has gone through preliminary training 

 with regard to mouthing, etc. 



Harness Ponies for Children.— Harness 



ponies for children's use, before you so much as 

 attempt to break them, should manifestly have one 

 qualification — that of inherent docility, or sweetness 

 of temper. It is only ponies of this class, indeed, that 

 can be considered as suitable for breaking for this 

 purpose. Given a pony of a quiet, docile nature, 

 the more children are allowed to handle and feed it, 



