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the stable with bim. Never attempt to put the 

 colt into the stable, that would make him think 

 at once that it was a dangerous place, and if he 

 was not afraid of it before, he would be then." 



Then " if you want to hitch your colt put him 

 in a tolerably wide stall, which should not be 

 too long, and should be connected by a bar, or 

 something of that kind, to the partition behind it, 

 so that after the colt is in he cannot get far enough 

 back to take a straight backward pull on the 

 halter ; then by hitching him in the centre of the 

 stall, it would be impossible for him to pull on the 

 halter, the partition behind preventing him from 

 going back, and the halter in the centre checking 

 him every time he turns to the right or left." 

 Well, I guess the Britishers, without pretending to 

 be very 'cute, know how to hitch a colt after a 

 better fashion than this suggested by Mr. Rarey. 

 But we are enlightened as to " the kind of bit, 

 and how to accustom a horse to it," on which it is 

 unnecessary to make any observation, as this kind 

 of bit has been in constant use for many gene- 

 rations, and there is nothing new in "letting the 

 colt run loose without any reins to it in a large 

 stable or loose box until he becomes used to it." 

 Neither is there any improvement on our plan in 

 the directions about '' how to saddle a colt," to 



