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feet long so that It will hang about a foot beneath the 

 flanks of the colt on either side of him. It will dangle 

 and play about his legs and flanks by the motion of 

 his body, and will have a tendency to remove any 

 ticklishness that may be about him. A pair of 

 common farm mouth -bags may be tied together, 

 fixed in the centre of the saddle, and suspended as far 

 as the feet of the rider will reach. They should be 

 filled with some heavy material — corn or turnips will 

 do — and their weight pressing against the sides of the 

 colt has an excellent effect in preparing him for the 

 pressure of the rider's legs. 



HOW TO DRIVE THE COLT WITH REINS. 



The colt should frequently be driven round In a 

 circle, first to the right, then to the left, and never 

 too long at a time. In this way it is easy to give him 

 plenty of exercise before he can be ridden. He should 

 be sent round at a trot and a canter, sweating him a 

 little, but not tiring him. In running him to the left 

 the right hand rein can be used as a whip if necessary, 

 and vice versa in running to the right. The breaker 

 should always stop the colt when the direction of his 

 course Is reversed and induce him to walk close up, 

 when he should be encouraged by fondling and kind 

 assuring words. He will learn this almost sooner 

 than anything else If he Is kindly treated. The reason 

 for stopping him when his course Is reversed Is to 

 prevent him running one action Into another and 

 confusing his paces. Walking, trotting, cantering. 



