8 HORSE-BREAKING. 



gaze from yourself, for you require his undi- 

 vided attention, A cliild cannot learn his 

 alphabet and play with the animals in his 

 Noah's ark at the same time ; much less, there- 

 fore, can a colt, being unable to understand 

 what you say to him, learn by your voice, 

 manner, and caresses, what you wish of him, 

 when there is another horse or man near him, 

 whose least movement will attract his attention, 

 if not alarm him, being as he is in a perfectly 

 new position — namely, in close contact with a 

 man, who as yet he is unable to perceive will 

 hurt him or not, but his instinct points to the 

 former. 



After the removal of the old horse, and the 

 stable door being closed, one man only should 

 be in the stable with the colt, who will 

 endeavour to get him into the loose box, the 

 door of which should have been previously 

 opened. There should be no noise or bustle 

 outside the stable to distract the colt. The 

 man in the stable must keep quiet, and allow 

 the colt to smell about and inspect everything, 



