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properly, then slip the two first fingers of the right 

 hand into the colt's mouth at the side behind his 

 front teeth. At three years of age he has no tushes 

 and cannot possibly bite the fingers in this position. 

 He must place the fingers over the colt's tongue, 

 then insert the thumb and press it gently on the 

 nerve centres of his lower jaw. In nearly all cases 

 he will yield at once, and will suffer his mouth to 

 be opened quite wide (Fig. 4). The breaker should 

 take the bit in the left hand, still keeping the right 

 fingers in the colt's mouth, slip it gently through 

 his teeth into his mouth, attach it to the side ring, 

 then withdraw the fingers, and the whole matter is 

 accomplished without a struggle. 



HOW TO PUT ON THE OTHER TACKLE. 



As soon as the colt is bridled and bitted, the 

 surcingle should be strapped lightly round him. The 

 breaker should avoid drawing suddenly at first, or 

 the pressure may startle the colt and cause him to 

 kick and throw himself down. The next thing is 

 to place the crupper beneath his tail. This is accom- 

 plished by standing well forward at the near side of 

 the colt and pushing his tail quietly through. The 

 breaker should be sure that all the loose hair is 

 through the loop. Nothing will make a colt kick 

 sooner than by leaving some of the hair at the root 

 of the tail outside the crupper, for when the pressure 

 comes upon it it will nip his dock and induce him 

 to kick and throw himself about in all directions. 



