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be as gentle as possible, and take care not to 

 buckle it on tight at first, but leave it loose for 

 the first two or tkree days. To put the crupper 

 on, all that is required is to unbuckle it on the 

 near side, elevate the tail, place it in its proper 

 position, and then buckle it up again. There 

 will be no trouble in placing the roller or 

 crupper on the colt if he has been previously 

 treated as advocated by me, for by this time he 

 will have become tolerably quiet through hav- 

 ing been gently handled daily. Most people 

 fasten the bit to the head-stall, which I object 

 to ; for when you lead or longe the colt the 

 cavasson is attached to the nose-band either 

 before, behind, or on either side of it, which 

 necessarily must displal2e the bit more or less ; 

 therefore I much prefer a bridle with the bit 

 attached to be placed under the head-stall, when 

 there will be no fear of displacing the bit. Do 

 not fasten reins to the bit for the first day or 

 two, but lead the colt out without them, for he 

 will have enough to do to get used to the 

 constraint of bit, roller, and crupper. When 



