204 TEACHING YEARLINGS. 



racers. In what manner they ought to be treat- 

 ed, I shall of course state when I come to the 

 training of them. 



A craving or hearty colt, become cunning from 

 having gone up a few gallops, may some morn- 

 ing, as he is approaching to, or commencing, one 

 of his gallops, look at what he is going about, 

 that is, if I may so say, he looks at the work he 

 is going to begin ; and, unless the boy is on his 

 guard, he is very likely to rear up and bolt round, 

 and perhaps try to break way ; or, if he do not 

 do this, he may, if a tricky one, in going up 

 the gallop, shut up and go out; in other words, 

 he will sulk and slacken his pace, and then bolt 

 suddenly out from the string, break away, and 

 get some distance before he can be pulled up. 

 An ill-disposed colt will sometimes rather unex- 

 pectedly tak€ these advantages of a small light 

 boy; when he does this, to prevent a repetition 

 of it, the slight boy must be taken off the colt, 

 and another put up, of more power and expe- 

 rience ; and, as he is apprized of the sort of colt 

 he isjgoing to ride, he strictly watches him, not 

 only as he is walking to the gallop, but after he 

 has commenced it. Now, a few lengths previous 

 to the colt coming to that part of the gallop 



