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CHAPTER VIII. 



HOW TO BREAK COLTS TO HARNESS. 



In putting a colt into harness great care and 

 caution must be exercised, for if anything goes wrong 

 at first he will remember it for a long time, and 

 will invariably try to take advantage of any similar 

 mishap occurring in future. All the harness should 

 be carefully put upon the colt ; he should be allowed 

 to roam about in the court for a few days, and as 

 he will be likely to rub and damage the harness, any 

 old set will serve the purpose. (Fig. 9.) 



HOW TO ACCUSTOM THE COLT TO PRESSURE 

 BEFORE AND BEHIND. 



The breaker should drive the colt out in harness 

 regularly every day, and frequently on the road, in 

 order to accustom him to the various objects he is 

 likely to meet. The breaker should have two long 

 ropes attached to the hames, so that the weight can be 

 brought to bear on the colt's shoulders by pulling on 

 the ropes in order to gradually accustom him to the 

 pressure of the collar. The breaker should twist the 

 ropes in and about the colt's legs in every conceivable 



