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upon, and might show fight, which, owing to 

 the crowd, mio-ht not be successfully baffled. 

 It is a good plan from tlie commencement of 

 putting to the colt, on his return to the stable 

 to bathe his shoulders, whether they appear 

 tender or not, T\'ith a coolincr astringent, such 

 as the lead lotion, for it often happens that, 

 althouo'h YOU cannot see or feel anvthinor amiss, 

 they in reality are shghtly tender, and on the 

 following day he objects to the collar. Many 

 a horse has been made a 'jibber' for life 

 through the want of this precaution. When 

 the colt has become tolerably handy in the 

 break, he may be put between the shafts, which 

 in all its material points will be the same as 

 that described below. 



IX BRE.\KIXG A COLT TO SIXGLE HAEXESS, he 



must first have a couple of days' tuition to get 

 him used to his harness, as before mentioned 

 under the head of breaking-in to double har- 

 ness. The harness is best when so constructed 

 that the tugs open from above, allowing the 

 shafts to drop into them, and every man who is 



