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very quiet-tempered colt will get used to the 

 harness in much less time, in fact some take no 

 notice of it at all ; but with a high-spirited or 

 nervous animal, every precaution should be 

 taken, and plenty of time spent over the 

 process. 



The colt is now ready for putting to. 



Some people advocate breaking-in a colt to 

 double harness in a break first, whilst others 

 recommend putting him between the shafts at 

 once. Undoubtedly when a break can be 

 secured, it is both safest and best for this 

 purpose. As to single harness, some people 

 prefer four wheels to two, their theory being 

 that in a four-wheeled trap there is no weight 

 on the animal's back, whilst in the two -wheel 

 there is. If this were the only evidence for or 

 against four wheels versus two, their theory 

 would be inevitable, but unfortunately for 

 them, the four wheels have great drawbacks 

 which counteract the benefit incurred by placing 

 no weight on the animal's back, for if the colt 

 is restive and backs, the hind wheels run out at 



