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giving fright should be practiced. Place por- 

 tions of the harness on him at a time, and let 

 it remain on him in his stall until he finds that 

 it will not hurt him; then lead him out with 

 the harness on, alone, and again by the side of 

 another horse also in harness. Accustom him 

 perfectly to the use of the lines, and then let 

 him make the acquaintance of the sulky or 

 break-cart. Push it along after him ; and when 

 he has found that it also is harmless get him 

 between the "thills," and finally hitch him to 

 it and drive him. It is the most convenient of 

 all vehicles for use in breaking colts for driv- 

 ing, as the weight is but little and there is no 

 danger to be apprehended from sudden turning 

 around. Many trainers provide themselves 

 with a stout two-wheeled vehicle, constructed 

 like a sulky, but with very heavy "thills," so 

 strong that the colt can not possibly break 

 them, let what may happen. Such an arrange- 

 ment is especially desirable for wild or vicious 

 colts that have not been "gentled" when young, 

 or for such as from improper handling have 

 formed bad habits that must be cured. 



THE VIEWS OF DR. REYNOLDS, OF LIVERPOOL. 



In the introduction to Vol. II of the Shire- 

 Horse Stud Book of Great Britain is a paper 

 upon "Horse-Breeding" which contains so much 

 good, sound, practical instruction, that I cannot 



