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HALTERING THE COLT. 



dangerous, and drive two nails into it, about eight inches 

 apart, the first about an inch from the end, with the heads 

 bent a little outward from each other. Take a common 



Haltering the Colt. 



rope halter with a running noose, pull the part which slips 

 through the noose back about two feet, and hang the part 

 that goes over the head upon the nails on the end of your 

 pole nicely, keeping hold of the hitching part, which must 

 be as long as your pole. Your halter is now so spread and 

 hung upon the stick as to be easily put on to the head. If 

 the colt is not excited or frightened, as you extend the hal- 

 ter towards him he will reach out his nose to smell and 

 examine it, and while he is gratifying his curiosity in this 

 way, you can bring the slack part under his jaw and raise 

 the pole high enough to bring the halter over and back of 

 the ears, when, by turning the stick half way round, the 

 halter will drop from it upon the head. This will frighten 

 the colt a little and cause him to run from you, but this will 

 only cause the slack part passing back of the jaw to be 

 pulled up, and the halter will be securely adjusted. 



Being haltered, the colt must be taught to submit to its 

 restraints and control. Take a position at the side on a 

 line with the shoulder, and give a quick, strong pull towards 

 you, instantly letting loose on the halter until you get the 

 same position again. You have the greatest advantage from 



