A WILD COLT. 17 



and not a foe, and will, when he hears you 

 speaking to him soothingly and encouragingly, 

 become quieter by degrees, and will soon cease 

 to resist. Stay with him for half-an-hoiu- and 

 pet him, then release him, take off the rope 

 from the head-stall, and leave him to himself 

 The day following you can repeat the above, 

 and afterwards let him out in a yard or pad- 

 dock by himself for exercise ; do not stay with 

 him, but let him amuse himself as he likes. 



He has learnt his lessons very well so far, 

 and will be all the more fit for future instruc- 

 tion if he is allowed a httle recreation. There 

 is no greater mistake than tying up a colt for 

 half a day at a time ; it makes him disgusted 

 with his lessons and also tends to make him 

 hate the sight of his instructor, which should 

 always be guarded against. The wildest colt I 

 ever saw when first handled, was after a fort- 

 night's handling so fond of his breaker-in that 

 he would follow him about wherever he went 

 in an open field, without having any allure- 

 ments held out to him in the shape of corn &c. 



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