A rip of straw should be inserted before the halter 

 is drawn tight, so that if the colt pulls on it at first, 

 the halter will be quite easily unfastened by cutting- 

 out the straw. The colt should be gently forced 

 back, so that he may be induced to try his weight 

 and strength on the halter. This can be done by 

 swinging something- gently in front of him, and 

 when he finds himself securely held, he will generally 

 desist struggling and stand perfectly quiet. When 

 he is attached to the centre of the manger, he cannot 

 turn round in the stall, nor get entangled, as occa- 

 sionally happens when the ring is more at one side 

 than another. Some breakers recommend rings in 

 both corners of the stalls, but, when attached in this 

 manner, restless colts are very apt to get their forelegs 

 entangled amongst the ropes. 



With unusually nervous colts, a safer plan is to 

 suspend a strong, thick rope from pillar to pillar so 

 as to catch their quarters, but this expedient should 

 only be resorted to in extreme cases, because it may 

 very easily cause ticklish animals to kick out and 

 injure themselves, and it may even tend to make 

 them develop into pronounced stable -kickers. 



THE POWER OF KINDNESS. 



Thus, through kindness, the breaker has accom- 

 plished in about an hour, single-handed, what it 

 would have taken three or four men double the time 

 to accomplish under the old familiar system which 

 is so common at farm -steadings, and which need 



