CHAPTEE X 

 Hints on Breaking and Driving 



There is a fascination for some people in the 

 idea of buying or breeding young horses, breaking 

 them in, and selling them when they have " grown 

 into money." That they more often grow into 

 some unsoundness has nothing to do with our 

 present aspect of the case, and the true gambler in 

 immature horse-flesh is not usually deterred from 

 his speculative amusement by one or two pieces of 

 what he calls " bad luck." It is obviously impos- 

 sible, within the limits of the present handbook, 

 to do more than touch upon the outlines of a mat- 

 ter which has been the subject of many volumes. 

 Therefore a few hints on the most important points 

 in connection with the breaking to harness and 

 driving of horses, for the benefit of the amateur 

 who has hitherto had little experience in these 

 matters are all that it is possible to embody in the 

 present article. 



Tackle 



The indispensable equipment which is required 

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