360 ON BREAKING RACING COLTS. 



by the side of the colts, in going to and returning from 

 exercise, to put their arms gently over the roller, and 

 each man, with his ash -plant, may lightly, but quietly, 

 keep tapping his colt on his fore and hind quarters, to 

 accustom him to the use of either the ash-plant or the 

 whip ; and with a craving colt, a little more strength 

 may now and then be used, with a view of giving a 

 colt of this description a notion of moving on and 

 more readily exerting himself from the application of 

 the whip. 



When colts have been sufficiently practised to this 

 sort of treatment, they may next be brought to wear 

 the saddle. Each saddle should have three girths — 

 two in front, and a back girth; this last one not only 

 assists in keeping the saddle steady, but by wearing it, 

 colts become less shy, when on first going into training, 

 they have a body sweater or sheet lapped round them. 

 There may be also a crupper to each saddle, similar 

 to the one attached to the rollers; and the straps, be- 

 fore and behind, as with the rollers, may be buckled 

 on to the saddles. 



For the first few times of putting on the saddle, a 

 little caution is necessary. The colt breaker should take 

 the colt's head, and should at the same time caress him. 

 There should be a lad on each side ; the one on the off 

 side, before he puts the saddle on, should take care to 

 place the girths and straps over the seat of it ; and 

 after the crupper is on, he should hand the girths 

 quietly to the lad on the near side, who should not pull 



