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CHAPTER IX. 



HOW TO YOKE WORK COLTS. 



In yoking work colts intended for agricultural 

 purposes it is often recommended to yoke them singly 

 in *' clogs," but we are decidedly averse to the system 

 as it is generally attended with more or less danger. 

 There is nothing to steady the colt, and in conse- 

 quence he will flounder about in all directions, en- 

 tangling his legs amongst the ropes, and pulling 

 himself down. There are many other mishaps which 

 may easily occur by this practice, and hardly anything 

 will teach a colt to kick sooner than by getting his 

 legs wound up among the ropes. 



BEST IMPLEMENT IN WHICH TO YOKE COLTS. 



Probably the safest method of yoking a work colt 

 is to put him on the off side of a steady, ready-work- 

 ing horse, and the most suitable implement in which 

 to yoke him is an ordinar}' plough. If anything goes 

 wrong an active man at the plough can easily shift it 

 at once so as to prevent the chains getting entangled 

 amongst the colt's legs. It is a good plan to roll the 

 chains half way up with pieces of sack, so that if the 



