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to get his hind quarters round the rein, or it will be 

 impossible to hold him. The breaker must bend the 

 colt's neck in quick succession from one side to the 

 other, turning him round in all directions, then get 

 opposite his near shoulder and urge him forward with 

 kind, encouraging words, with a slight indication of 

 the whip at his rear, and in very few minutes he 

 will become quite tractable, and yield willingly ac- 

 cording to instructions. (Fig. 2.) 



HOW TO LEAD HIM INTO A STABLE. 



In taking the colt into a stable, great caution 

 must be exercised, for, if anything occurs to frighten 

 him about the door, he will remember it for a long 

 time. A door with a low lintel is a frequent cause 

 of this danger, because, if the colt throws up his 

 head on entering, he is sure to come in violent con- 

 tact with the lintel, and he will scarcely go in at 

 any door afterwards. Colts that have been frightened 

 in this manner, often rush into the stable with a 

 great bound, which is highly dangerous both to them- 

 selves and their attendants. If the colt refuses to 

 enter the door of a stable, the breaker should never 

 attempt to pull him, as it will only exhaust his own 

 strength and give the colt the victory. He must 

 never be encountered on the power of his strength, 

 but given a few smart turns, first to the right, 

 then to the left, and faced up each time with his 

 head directly away from the door. The breaker 

 must repeat this three or four times, and, while 



