124 HORSE-BREAKING. 



the whip and risk a kick or two, and perhaps 

 a rear, or not. A colt being broken to single 

 harness should not be driven down anything 

 like a steep hill until he is handy at other 

 things, for this is the most difficult lesson of all 

 for him to learn, as he then has the full weight 

 of the vehicle pushing against him, and it takes 

 a long time before he will learn to keep himself 

 straight in the breeching, but will push sideways 

 and run into the opposite bank, if the man at 

 his head does not take care and help him. 



The bit I prefer to all others when break- 

 ing a colt to single harness is the smooth ring 

 snaffle, with the reins passed through both 

 rings on either side, thus converting it into an 

 ordinary snaffle ; but if you buckle them to the 

 separate ring on either side, the bit becomes 

 too severe, pinches the jaw, and causes so 

 much pain that the animal fights with it, and 

 becoming restive, pays no attention to what 

 you wish to teach him. 



Breaking the cart colt to harness requires 

 a very different method of operation to that used 



