46 HORSE-BREAKING. 



On the following day do as before, but attacb 

 stirrup-irons and straps to the saddle ; you may 

 also fasten a strap on either side of the flank 

 to the crupper, so as to get the animal used 

 to having objects touching and dangling from 

 him. Eepeat this in the afternoon, and also 

 on the following day, when the colt will be 

 ready for mounting. 



Before mounting, longe the colt well w^ith 

 the saddle on, then take him back to his loose 

 box, and put on a French, or as some people 

 call it, a Dutch martingale, consisting simply 

 of a couple of rings joined together, through 

 which the reins pass. To make this clearer 

 for such of my readers who may not have seen 

 one, I will describe how this is done. Unfasten 

 the buckle in the centre of the reins, and pass 

 each rein through a different ring, then buckle 

 the reins together again over the Avithers, the 

 rings or French martingale will then be between 

 the colt's chin and his breast. I much prefer 

 this French martingale to the one in ordinary 

 use, which has two straps with rings at their 



