TRAINING OF HORSES. 29 
sary to speak to him in a mild manner, for the purpose 
of familiarizing him with your voice, and as a partial 
guard over your own temper. Never speak sharp or 
over loud, but gently and: firmly. For instance, in your 
side pulls say, “Come here, sir!” This kept up, will 
eventually teach the colt to come to you on being called 
by these words. 
TO GET THE COLT USED TO THE BIT, 
Place on the colt an ordinary head-stall with a joint- 
bit, without any check-strap or reins. Leave him in 
the stable or yard for a few minutes, then remove it. 
eee replace it, and allow it to remain on a short 
time. By this means his mouth becomes used. to the 
pit, ae is a great improvement on the old’ way of 
‘putting on the bitting-bridle at ance, After a few times 
: doing this, the colt is ready for 
THE BITTING-BRIDLE. 
For this, first prepare a well padded leather girth, 
with three loops firmly riveted on—one at the centre 
on the baek, and one on each side about a third of the 
way down the side of the colt. The’ strap which is 
attached to the crouper should have a crotch of. about 
six inches, and be about twelve inches long altogether. 
The slit part to be buckled to the crouper, the other 
-end to have attached thereto a two-inch ring lying flat ' 
upon the haunch. To- this ring is buckled a strap 
which runs along the back through the loop on top of 
the girth, and has a ring on the end placed perpendicu- 
