TRAINING, AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT. 143 



" Training a Colt to Harness in Six Hours. 



"Kelso, 17th November, 1886. 



" Professor Galvayne. 



" Dear Sir, — The result of your breaking on 

 our cob is really wonderful, considering the little time 

 taken (6 hours). It is perfect to ride, thoroughly 

 mouthed, and first-class in harness. We have been 

 delivering our orders with it in our own van now for 

 two days, and it stops, starts, turns, and backs always 

 readily. 



"It was never touched before you took it into 

 your hand. 



" Yours faithfully, 



"J. & T. White." 



" Taming a Kicking Five-year-old Mare. 



' Long Bingham, Coldstream, 

 'November i8th, 1866. 



' Professor Sydney Galvayne has put in harness 

 and driven my mare after only two lessons of about 

 an hour and a-half each. She showed so much 

 temper and kicked so persistently while being taught 

 her first lesson, that I was very doubtful about a good 

 result being obtained ; but at her second lesson she 

 behaved as a useful beast ought, had no desire to 

 kick, although a tin can was tied to her tail, and 

 crackers let off among her feet. The whole class, as 



