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for the purpose with the hghter breeds. Some 

 farmers put them in a team at the plough as soon 

 as they have been taught to lead ; but I do not 

 consider this happy-go-lucky style at all a good 

 one. They are not likely to have good mouths, 

 and the heavy strain of this continual dead 

 pulling work makes them slow, is inchned to 

 make them downhearted, and whether they 

 work in the furrow or on the surface, it causes 

 them to move unequally with their fellow, and 

 so is very apt to make them jerky in their style 

 of going; and moreover, being youDg, with 

 their bones and tendons undeveloped, they are 

 very liable to ' shoulder slip,' as it is commonly 

 called. 



The colt should be led about the roads 

 with the breaking-in tackhng on, as stated in 

 Chapter II., until he is used to passing objects, 

 vehicles, &c. He should also be driven in 

 reins, and then ridden a few times. After he 

 has got tolerably quiet at this kind of work, 

 some cart harness may be put on him, and he 

 is then to be led or driven about for a couple 



