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process that you did with the saddle, until you get 

 him familiar with it, so that you can put it on 

 him, and rattle it about without his caring for 

 it. As soon as he will bear this, put on the lines, 

 caress him as you draw them over him, and drive 

 him about in the stable till he will bear them 

 over his hips. The lines are a great aggravation to 

 some colts, and often frighten them as much as if 

 you were to raise a whip over them. As soon as he 

 is familiar with the harness and lines, take him out 

 and put him by the side of a gentle horse, and go 

 through the same process that you did with the 

 balking horse. Always use a bridle without blinds 

 when you are breaking a horse to harness. 



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Lead him to and around it ; let him look at it, 

 touch it with his nose, and stand by it till he does 

 not care for it ; then pull the shafts a little to the 

 left, and stand your horse in front of the off wheel. 

 Let some one stand on the right side of the horse, 

 and hold him by the bit, while you stand on the left 

 side, facing the sulky. This will keep him straight. 

 Run your left hand back, and let it rest on his hip, 

 and lay hold of the shafts with your right, bringing 

 them up very gently to the left hand, which still 

 remains stationary. Do not let anything but your 

 arm touch his back, and as soon as you have the 

 shafts square over him, let the person on the opposite 



