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it straight along his side, smartly, but not so hard as 

 to hurt him, until he shows no fear. You do this, the 

 colt standing still at first. Now let him walk round the 

 ring, and you walk behind him and handle his flanks 

 with the " third hand," so as to resemble, as nearly as 

 possible, the touch of the cart shafts when turning ; 

 also rub the points of the shoulders with end of 

 *' third hand," to represent the touch of the point of the 

 shaft on the shoulders. Now tie, (as shown in plate 

 No. 9,) a "third hand" upon each side of the colt, so as 

 to represent the two shafts. Drive him as long as is 

 necessary. Keep turning him to the right and left ; 

 but do it all in a quiet and methodical manner, no 

 shouting and hallooing, just suiting " the action to the 

 word, and the word to the action," in all cases enforc- 

 ing obedience. 



EDUCATING A COLT TO NOISE. 



It is very necessary to make your colt familiar 

 with sounds of all kinds likely to be met with in the 

 crowded thoroughfares of large towns. He will have 

 to encounter traction engines, brass bands, trains 

 rattling over railway arches, accompanied by a shrill 

 whistling, and many other noises too numerous to 

 mention. Each and all of them, he must therefore be 



