8o Horse and Man. 



or long rope ; and he is then gradually in- 

 duced to bear the saddle, to carry a rider upon 

 his back, and to advance mounted as before. 

 If all this is cautiously and skilfully done, it 

 may be effected without arousing the horse's 

 temper or provoking him to resistance ; and 

 he will then, in order to be completely 

 broken, require nothing but to be led about the 

 country by a steady and patient groom, until 

 he ceases to take fright at the various moving 

 objects which he is likely to encounter upon 

 the road. 



To do all this successfully does not require 

 more judgment or dexterity than is usually pos- 

 sessed by an ordinary rough-rider. If there- 

 fore you have a colt to break, you may safely 

 entrust him to any ordinary rough-rider in 

 whose sobriety and good temper you have 

 perfect confidence, or whose proceedings you 

 have the opportunity of superintending in 

 person. Your principal care must be to see 

 that the colt is never roughly treated, and 

 that he is never tired by being worked too 

 much at a time. Avoid in particular the 

 dangerous error of beginning to back him 

 when he is wearied and disgusted by a long 



