36 MANAGEMENT OF THE HOKSE. 



His next though t, on seeing the frightened steed, was to abuse the 

 unfortunate man who had been using him, and blaming him for the 

 damage done, which he himself was really to blame for. 



Had the colt been put through the preparatory course of training 

 which I have suggested under the head of " How to Break a Colt 

 Properly," he never would have become frightened and kicked himself 

 free from the plow, injuring his limbs, learning a bad trick, and 

 causing other damage. 



Many would agree with the old gentleman in thinking it was the 

 carelessness of his man, in letting the colt step over the trace, which 

 caused this accident and all the trouble. 



The writer will at once proceed to place the blame where it justly 

 belongs — on the old gentleman. 



He should have said to John : 



" John, I Icnoio you are a good horseman ; take this colt out in the 

 lot, put the harness on him, and accustom him to everything before 

 you hitch him up — or, in other words, * Sample-ize' him, by putting 

 things between his legs, tying tin cans to his tail, fire-crackers, or 

 anything that would have a tendency to frighten him." We are fully 

 satisfied, had this been done, the accident would never have occurred 

 from the colt's simply stepping over the trace. 



A EUNAWAY HOKSE. 



First find out, if possible, what caused him to run away ; and 

 when the trainer has found out, take him into the lot or corral and 

 tie him, head and tail, with the halter, and handle him with the pole, 

 as directed in the lesson for training the colt. Whatever has been 

 the cause of his running away will frighten him the most, so that it 

 will be necessary to operate more on this point than any of the 

 others ; and when he submits to the sense of feeling, seeing and 

 hearing, put the harness on as directed in the lesson on the colt, and 



