14 EVERY MAN HIS OWN TRAINER. 



to kick. It should be put on about half way between the 

 roots of the tail and coupling, and fastened there so as to keep 

 it in its place ; then buckle it loosel}' to the shafts of your 

 break cart, so as to cause no unpleasant sensations when the 

 colt starts to move. 



Give him now a short drive, not over two miles, in many 

 cases one mile would be better. It will be necessary for peo- 

 ple to use their own judgment in a measure, as my experience is 

 that man}^ a colt has been spoiled by his being a little fractious, 

 and his owner says, I will give him enough to take it out of 

 him. He does take it out of him, and it never returns to the 

 colt, and many times we get the same result with an aged 

 horse. In fact there is only one way it ever will return, and 

 many times that fails — that is you must give him a long let 

 up and run to grass. 



It will be better to hitch them twice, or even three times 

 in one day and make the drives short, and you will find you 

 will have a sound and a better horse when you get him 

 broken. 



If when he is hitched he feels sharp and wants to go, let 

 him move off at a good smart gait, don't hold him in and 

 irritate him or make his mouth sore by pulling him. 



Don't keep him in harness long enough to get tired ; 

 bring him in while he has something left in him ; it will take 

 a little more time to break a colt in this way, but he has re- 

 ceived his education without injury or a broken heart. 



Great care should be taken that they do not get foot- 

 sore by driving. If the toes begin to break up, or their feet 

 begin to get tender, put on a light shoe or a tip. If a heavy 

 shoe is used the colt is liable to get leg wear}- and hit himself. 

 I favor tips on colts properly put on, as a protection around 

 the toe is all that is necessary for a colt or horse to prevent 

 injury with ordinary use. In putting on tips it should pass 

 about two-thirds around the foot towards the heel, the toe 

 and side of the foot should be taken away as far as the tip 

 extends the thickness of the iron, the foot should be brought 



