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be haltered should be driven into a yard, stable, 

 or loose box as quietly as possible — the best way 

 being to lead an old horse, and endeavour to 

 entice the young one to follow, having one or two 

 men to walk quietly behind to keep him up, for 

 he might otherwise lag behind and then gallop 

 off by himself in an opposite direction. If the 

 men follow up quietly, and at a certain distance 

 (for they must not be too close, or the animal 

 will take fright and gallop away) the colt will, 

 as a rule, follow his leader. The most impor- 

 tant point is perfect quietness on the part of the 

 men engaged in this business ; they should, 

 however, speak in low sootliing tones to the 

 colt, and do anything they may happen to 

 think of to allay the fears of the young animal. 

 The men should keep their arms still ; in fact, 

 the best thing they can do is to put their hands 

 in their trouser pockets, and keep them there. 

 They must on no account yell and shout, but do 

 all they can to prevent the colt thinking they 

 are following him ; in short, they should dis- 

 semble as far as possible, and try to imagine 



