Chapter III. 



COLT TRAINING. 



THE successful teacher aims first to gain the confidence of his 

 scholars, so that he can address their understanding clearly. 

 But were he to transform himself into a dangerous monster, 

 whipping them while talking in an unknown language, indicating by 

 his actions that 

 he would kill or 

 injure them, they 

 would become so 

 frightened and 

 excited that 

 their first im- 

 pulse would be 

 resistance or a 

 desperate strug- 

 gle to get away. 

 Now this is the 

 impression made 

 upon a wild, un- 

 broken colt when 

 hurt, frightened, 

 or excited, in the 

 effort to train 

 and control him, 

 and which in a 

 proportionate 

 degree must in- 

 crease the difficulty of his successful management. It is important, 

 on this account, that every step in the management of these cases 

 be of a character to prevent and overcome fear, when the instruction 

 and training can be carried forward to the degree of the colt's ability 

 to understand, and there is perfect obedience. 



In the first place, it is important to discriminate as to character, 

 whether naturally gentle, very wild, or vicious. On this account, 

 for convenience, I will divide them into three classes : First, colts 



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Fig. 134.— Simple Way of Haltering a Dangerous Colt. 



