ATTACHING A COLT TO A BROKE HORSE. 333 



I think few except a drunken or crazy man would 

 think of attempting, seeing there exists no neces- 

 sity for imperilling the hfe or hmbs of man or horse 

 by such a Quixotic experiment. Under this head 

 are instructions how to attach a colt to a broke 

 horse, which I give in Mr. Rarey's own words : — 

 " If you want to lead your colt by the side of 

 another horse, as is often the case, I would advise 

 you to take your horse into the stable, attach a 

 second strap to the colt's halter, and lead your 

 horse up alongside of him. Then get on the 

 broke horse and take one strap around his breast, 

 under his martingale (if he has any on), holding 

 it in your left hand. This will prevent the colt 

 from getting back too far ; besides, you will have 

 more power to hold him with the strap pulling 

 against the horse's breast. The other strap take 

 up in your right hand, to prevent him from running 

 ahead. This is the best way to lead a colt. You 

 can manage any kind of colt in this way without 

 any trouble " (not at all clear to my dull compre- 

 hension) ; " for if he tries to run ahead, or pull 

 back, the two straps will bring the horses facing 

 each other" (with the prospect of knocking each 

 other's brains out), " so that you can very easily 

 follow up his movements without doing much 

 holding y 



