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actually feed out of a box on the station fence, and 

 the shunting engine was run up and down, and 

 steam blown off, yet the animal never left off feeding. 

 I had, of course, drilled him a little the first day in the 

 ring, a most perfect cure being effected. 



I have taken an old mare, one that would never lead 

 or tie up, and have made her follow me, without any 

 halter, in a few minutes, through the public streets, and 

 also in less than a quarter of an hour, taught a colt to 

 lead at four years of age, that had defied all efforts 

 as a yearling, and again, at two and three years old. 

 His owner rode it home the same evening, and it had 

 no more breakincr than it had in that lesson. This 

 happened in Driffield, Yorkshire. 



THE "GALVAYNE" SYSTEM for TAMING 

 AND HANDLING a COLT PREPARATORY 

 TO MOUTHING HIM. 



This portion of the system may be done before the 

 hair rope is put on, or after, which-ever is most 

 convenient. If you have got a forty feet ring put up in 

 a quiet corner of a field, I should certainly recommend 

 its being done first. Immediately the halter is on, 

 supposing him to have been haltered in the ring, get 

 hold of his tail with your right hand, and with the left 



