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stop (this always accompanied by a decided verbal 

 *' whoa ! ") ; " click ! " go on, etc. — he is fit to put 

 into the shafts, provided he has got used to blink- 

 ers, in which he is sure to be a little strange at 

 first. 



Putting Into a Cart 



Bad starting, than which no more tiresome trick 

 exists, is usually caused by (a) putting a horse into 

 too heavy a cart at first; {h) starting it up-hill; (c) 

 or driving it with tender shoulders. A very light, 

 empty cart should be used, and not a YiQd^xj one 

 loaded up with men, on the supposition that the 

 heavier it is the less possibility will there be of 

 the colt running away with it ! 



An assistant will be required to hold the shafts 

 up over the horse's back and to help to harness 

 him. Everything should be done without fuss, 

 quietly and expeditiously, as the whole future be- 

 havior of the animal depends upon the first im- 

 pression it gets of harness work. A head-stall or 

 halter should be left on under the bridle to lead 

 by, and a rope should be tied across the loins as a 

 preventative of possible kicking. 



When everything is ready lead the colt off 

 quietly, a person on each side of its head to pre- 



