230 HANDLING AND BREAKING. 



patience till he gets tired of it, when often 

 he will move off of his own accord in the 

 required direction. 



No one who has not a fairly strong seat and 

 good hands should attempt the task of colt- 

 breaking ; but, even though there may be 

 no misgivings on the part of the rider as to 

 the consequences, it is unwise to thoroughly 

 rouse the temper of an animal which, how- 

 ever gentle of disposition, can manifest 

 extreme violence on occasion, if it can pos- 

 sibly be avoided. If you absolutely cannot 

 from the saddle induce your colt to go the 

 way you wish, it is far better to get off and 

 lead him by it than to let him triumph over 

 you. It is certainly in a Avay a " climbing 

 down" on your part; but the point is that 

 he does not recognise his partial victory in 

 having obliged vou to dismount, if he still 

 has to go your "way and not his. 



This, be it remembered, does not denote 

 vice, but mere coltish stubbornness ; and 



