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COLT TRAINING. 



pull the head around a little toward the, left shoulder. Now gradu- 

 ally slide back, touching both heels gently against the sides, until 

 you can slide back oyer the hips. Should he at any point resist or 

 jump, you can instantly slip over to the near side, and the head in 

 the meantime being pulled around' toward you, throws the hind part 

 from you. Simply repeat until he can be mounted and will submit 

 to all thjs in any manner. In teaching to drive in harness, the first 

 thing to do is to accustom the colt to have the. hind parts and flanks 

 touched without resistance. The simplest way of doing this is as 



Fie. 138.— Pulling the Fool Forward. 



follows : Take an ordinary pole, something like a rake-stale, and see 

 that there are no rough corners or points on it. While standing op- 

 posite, the shoulder, with the right hand holding the* pole, its end 

 resting back under the arm, bring the other end quietly to the mane' 

 and scratch along carefully^ gradually extending back over the body 

 and legs, then go behind and rub down between the legs, belly, etc., 

 until submitted to. 



Training the Mouth. 



The next step is to train, the mouth. There are two ways of do- 

 ing this — by putting on the Bitting Rig and accustoming f to the bit 



