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this every time he does so, he must be brouglit 

 up to the walk again by means of pressure on 

 the bit. Xo endeavour should now be made 

 at fast walking ; the only thing to be done is to 

 make him walk in some style or other, and to 

 prevent him from breaking. A man who is 

 used to this work will feel the colt is going to 

 break, or wants to do so, and so will be in 

 readiness to prevent him, or at least prevent 

 him breakincr badlv. It T\ill take a month or 

 more before the colt is tolerably free from 

 breaking, but as soon as he has got to under- 

 stand he is not to do so, and his breaks grow 

 less in number, he may be taught to increase 

 the speed of his walk by pressure of the heel 

 or spiu". You should not use a whip, for it 

 generally causes them to break. As soon as he 

 has recovered his break, slack the reins again 

 and ur^e him to his fastest walk, which in time 

 will be double what it was at first. The colt 

 should not be sickened of one pace, but after 

 walking a mile he must be trotted or cantered 

 for half a mile, and then drawn up to the walk 



