32 THE HORSE EDUCATOR. 



TO HALTER-BEEAK A WILD COLT. 



'pHE first object being to halter the colt. If 

 Jfc he is not very wild, you can easily do this 

 by working np to the head ; by scratching 

 the neck shp the halter on the head. Should 

 he seem vicious, this may be difficult to do, 

 if not dangerous, and one of the most im- 

 portant requisites is to guard against injury 

 either to yourself or horse, and at the same 

 time to accomplish your work most easily and 

 surely. Your best way of procedure is as follov/s : 

 Take a small pole, ten to fifteen feet long, more 

 or lem as you may find it necessary to safety ; 



