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ten or twelve yards in length, and, whenever the 

 colt gets to the end of the cord, the sudden jerk 

 turns him smartly round towards the breaker. The 

 breaker should stand steady and pull the colt towards 

 him, and, whenever he comes up, make much of 

 him by fondling him about the ears and neck, speak- 

 ing kindly to him at the same time. The cord should 

 always be attached to the front cavesson ring and 

 never to the bit, or the sudden jerk will lacerate the 

 mouth of the colt, and possibly pull him back over. 

 The cord should never be rolled round the hand, 

 but held firmly in the loose coil, because, were the 

 trainer to fail in turning the colt, he might be 

 dragged by the hand and severely injured. In slip- 

 ping from the colt when he is going in a circle, the 

 danger, however, is materially reduced. In ten or 

 twelve lessons of this kind the colt will wait for his 

 rider every time, and only those who have been 

 accustomed to hounds can appreciate this easily- 

 acquired and excellent qualification in a horse. Few 

 riders can follow hounds without getting "spills," 

 and, when hunters are not trained to stop, great 

 inconvenience is entailed in securing them, therefore, 

 no hunter's tuition is complete when this branch of 

 his training" has been neo-lected. 



HOW TO PREPARE TPIE COLT FOR BEING SHOD. 



The colt should not be taken too often upon the 

 road without putting the shoes on his feet, or he 

 will wear his hoofs down to such an extent that 



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