TRAINING OF HORSES. 83 
colt. As soon as the colt shows a disposition to yield, 
the bridle should be removed or the check and side 
straps loosened. This should be done within at least 
Jive minutes from the time it is put on. The oftener it 
is taken off and replaced, for the first three days, the 
‘better; not, however, removing it while the colt is 
sulky and refuses to move his head. A lesson to be 
taught him here is, that he can not be loosened from the 
restraint while he is resisting it. This will prove useful 
in all future dealings with the animal. Should he prove 
unusually: stubborn and refuse to yield, you may make 
use of what we denominate the “Yankee Bridle,” a 
“deseription of which and its use may be found on future 
pages. At your leisure you may now proceed to the 
HARNESSING OF THE. COLT. 
In the first place, harness the colt and allow him to 
walk around the yard or remain in the barn about a 
half an hour, to get accustomed to the rattlin g of the 
straps and the feeling of the harness in these unaccus- 
tomed positions ; then remove the harness. When con- 
venient replace the harness, for a short time, and again 
remove it. The third time you harness the colt, after 
he has been harnessed a few minutes, pass the tugs 
through the ring of the breeching and tie them, drawing 
the breeching and breast-collar pretty snugly against 
‘the body. After a little time you may commence to 
drive him with the reins, turning him in different di- 
rections, and gently urging him forward, impressing 
