212 TEACHING YEARLINGS. 



noses, if they like, during which time they 

 should be made much of; and, previous to their 

 going to the troughs to water, they should be 

 walked quietly about in line with each other, 

 but, as has been just observed^ not so close as to 

 allow of any colt becoming unpleasantly familiar 

 with the one that may be next to him. 



Thus should colts be practised, not only until 

 they go quietly by the side of each other, but 

 until they will let other colts or horses come 

 rather suddenly up by the side of them, in a 

 gallop, a trial, or a race, without being alarm- 

 ed or swerving away from them; and until 

 they will, when pulled at, easily stop nearly in 

 a line with each other, under either of the above- 

 mentioned circumstances. 



Any colt that may swerve or break away with 

 a boy while at this sort of exercise should on 

 the next, and every succeeding day, be ridden by 

 the head lad, until he has got the colt to do 

 what is necessarily required of him; and when 

 the head lad gives up riding such colt, one of 

 the best riding boys must at all times ride him 

 in his exercise. All the colts we have here been 

 mentioning should in succession be ridden by the 



