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the colt and its feed. Call the colt and he will leap the 

 barrier. Gradually increase the height, and when he is 

 old enough a man can be on his back. Teach a colt to 

 come to you by calling. He will do so if never fright- 

 ened. This saves much annoyance when the colt be- 

 comes a full-grown horse. 



THE COLT'S 

 FEET 



From birth the feet should be lifted and 

 patted. Care must be taken that the 

 hoofs do not grow too long. Keep them 



level with a rasp. Do not have colts shod too early. 



For further information see chapter on "Shoeing and 



Care of the Feet." 



When a colt shies, he usually does it from 

 fear. Talk to him, drive up close to the 



object, and when he sees no harm is done, he can be 

 easily driven by. A colt should be taught from the first 

 to be indifferent to all city noises, steam cars, trolley cars, 

 bicycles, etc. 



Sometimes you will find a brute by na- 

 ture, or made so by bad handling. We 

 will here give a system to break vicious 

 horses that has never failed, and there is no danger of 



HOW TO 



BREAK VICIOUS 



HORSES 



