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stand still and talk to liim, when he will soon 

 recover himself and walk off again, of course in 

 the direction required, for you will have placed 

 him between you and the longeing ground, thus 

 he will w^alk away from you to it. Having 

 arrived at last at the spot selected, take the 

 initiative by planting your feet firmly and 

 and taking a pull at the colt, thus giving him 

 his first real lesson in submission. He of course 

 will be astonished at your temerity and struggle, 

 but will soon give in, when you must try to 

 induce him quietly to walk, trot, or canter as 

 he likes in a circle round you, the length of the 

 cavasson being the radius of the circle. It is as 

 well to have a whip with you, but do not use it 

 or even crack it until every other means have 

 been tried to induce the colt to do as you wish. 

 As a rule he will give no trouble, but will run 

 round you at the length of his halter, pulhng 

 more or less strongly upon the cavasson. Keep 

 him at it for a time, and then gradually shorten 

 the cavasson and stop him, pat him, speak 

 kindly to him, and make much of him, giving 



