ON BREAKING RACING COLTS. 365 



to bo mounted and dismounted, and they will then 

 most of them go quietly by the guidance of their 

 riders anywhere they choose to direct them. Their 

 cavesons may now be left off, and in place of them, 

 plain or head-stall martingals or running reins, as oc- 

 casion may require, should be substituted, to enable 

 their riders to get their heads in place. 



The men and lads who may have been the most 

 accustomed to riding young ones, should continue to 

 ride them under the direction of the colt-breaker, from 

 whom they should receive instructions as to the man- 

 ner in which each colt should be rode, so as to endea- 

 vour to bring them all to ride well and with good 

 mouths. To accomplish this, requires a light hand in 

 the application of the pressure with the bit on the colt's 

 mouth. It should be done by the rider's giving and 

 taking by gentle pulls, and thereby keeping the colt's 

 mouth alive to the pressure of the bit. The rider 

 should occasionally gently press the calves of his legs 

 and heels to the colt's sides to uige him on and up to 

 the bit, pulling him up and letting him stand for a few 

 moments, and then reining him back a little, and 

 again moving him forward, teaching him to turn and 

 go in any direction that may be required of him, tieat- 

 ing him at the same time with kindness. Some of the 

 colts may not be so forward as others in regard to their 

 mouths. These should be put to stand for an hour 

 every day on the bit after they come in from exercise, 

 at the same time taking care to fasten them up to the 

 pillar reins, and to bear them up to the saddle, or what 



