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inclined to hold his head from you, put the end of the 

 halter strap around his neck, drop your whip, and draw 

 very gently ; he will let his neck give, and you can pull 

 his head to you. Then take hold of that part of the 

 halter which buckles over the top of his head, and pass 

 the long side, or that part which goes iuto the buckle, 

 imder his neck, grasping it on the opjDosite side with 

 your right hand, letting the first strap loose — the lat- 

 ter will be sufficient to hold his head to you. Lower 

 the halter a little, just enough to get his nose into that 

 part which goes around it, then raise it somewhat, and 

 fasten the top buckle, and you will have it all right. 

 The first time you halter a colt you should stand on 

 the left side, pretty well back to his shoulder, only 

 taking hold of that part of the halter which goes 

 around his neck, then with your two hands about his 

 neck you can hold his head to you, and raise the hal- 

 ter on it without making him dodge by putting your 

 hands about his nose. You should have a long rope 

 or strap ready, and as soon as you have the halter on, 

 attach this to it, so that you can let him walk the 

 length of the stable without letting go of the strap, 

 or without making him pull on the halter, for if you 

 only let him feel the weight of your hand on the hal- 

 ter, and give him rope when he runs from you, he will 

 never rear, pull, or throw himself, yet you will be hold- 

 ing him all the time, and doing more towards gentling 

 him than if you had the power to snub him right up, 

 and hold him to one spot ; because he does not know 

 anything about his strength, and if you don't do any- 

 thing to make him pull, he will never know that he 

 can. In a few minutes you can begin to control him 



