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manner, and so educate him to understand any emer- 

 gency that may arise in future. A chain should also 

 be suspended over his quarters which will jingle 

 about his flanks and accustom him to the touch of 

 the shafts. The passing of the ropes between his 

 hind legs will familiarise him with the pressure of 

 the traces. If a colt were to get his leg over the 

 trace by some accident or other, without being edu- 

 cated in this way, the chances are that he would 

 kick everything to pieces in very few minutes, and 

 his hocks in all probability Would be permanently 

 blemished. 



The ropes should also be attached to the breechen 

 rings, then passed forward through the hame rings 

 and back to the hands of the breaker. Pulling on 

 the ropes in this manner will teach the colt what 

 pressure from behind means, and in descending hills 

 he will understand what the weight of the trap upon 

 his quarters amounts to and will not mind it. 



HOW TO YOKE THE COLT. 



After driving the colt three or four days in this 

 way, the breaker should put a strong set of harness 

 upon him ; he should be careful that every strap 

 is in its right place and in proper working order, 

 and also that the collar fits the colt evenlv. The 

 halter should remain on the colt's head beneath the 

 bridle, with the end of it through between his fore- 

 legs, and tied to the girths prett}' loosely. A long 

 cord should also be attached to the head of the colt 



