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your hand he likes, whether it is sugar, salt, or oats, you 

 will not be likely to have any difficulty in catching him 

 afterwards. 



There is no operation to be performed in breaking the 

 colt or subduing the vicious horse, wherein he seems to 

 be more sensible of the loss of his liberty, than he does 

 by being bitted; and none where he appears to be more 

 willing to obey our commands, when made known to 

 him, than that of laying him down at our feet. 



BITTING THE HORSE. 



Whenever he is brought out for this purpose, give him 

 something to eat from the hand that he likes, which 

 makes him fond of you. Then put on the bit and curb, 

 using a large bit for this purpose, until his mouth be- 

 comes a little hardened, but not long enough at a time 

 to tire him; if you do you overtax the muscles of the 

 neck, which will have a tendency to throw the neck down 

 instead of up; but begin gradually, day by day, until he 

 is thoroughly bitted; always talk gently and caressingly 

 to him, and he will follow you like a pet. 



If he is to be broke to work in the harness, hitch him 

 to nothing but what he can draw easily at first, and in- 

 crease his load by degrees. If you hitch him up by the 

 side of one that is well broke, all the better. After he 

 pulls well, give him some of the powder, or anything 

 else he likes to eat; but if he refuses to go, blow a quill 

 full of this powder up his nostril, and place about four 

 drops of each of the oils in his nostrils and on his tongue, 

 which you can do by means of a piece of sponge, or a 



