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side take hold of one of them, and lower them very 

 gently to the shaft-bearers. Be very slow and 

 deliberate about hitching ; the longer time you take 

 the better, as a general thing. When you have the 

 shafts placed, shake them slightly, so that he will 

 feel them against each side. As soon as he will 

 bear them without scaring, fasten your braces, &c., 

 and start him along very slowly. Let one man lead 

 the horse, to keep him gentle, while the other 

 gradually works back with the lines till he can get 

 behind and drive him. After you have driven him 

 in this way a short distance, you can get into the 

 sulky, and all will go right. It is very important 

 to have your horse go gently when you first hitch 

 him. After you have walked him awhile, there is 

 not half so much danger of his scaring. Men do very 

 wrong to jump up behind a horse to drive him as 

 soon as they have him hitched. There are too many 

 things for him to comprehend all at once. The 

 shafts, the lines, the harness, , and the rattling of the 

 sulky, all tend to scare him, and he must be made 

 familiar with them by degrees. If your horse is very 

 wild, I would advise you to put up one foot the first 

 time you drive him. 



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Everything that we want to teach the horse must 

 be commenced in some way to give him an idea of 

 what you want him to do, and then be repeated till 



