TRAINING OF HORSES. 35 
and drive him very carefully on level ground for a few 
minutes, for the first few times avoiding backing and 
turning if possible, being careful for a few days to give 
only short drives; after which three miles and back will 
do no harm, gradually toughening the colt to do your 
work, 
Our method, however, and the only one which can 
be safely used, is to hitch the colt up alongside of a 
broke horse, putting him on the offside, There are 
several reasons for hitching on the offside; one or two 
will suffice. It is usual to jump from a wagon on the 
near-side; and in this act, if any accident shall happen, 
such as yourself falling down, or any other movement to 
alarm the horse, he may start, and if he were on.the 
near-side he would wheel around from you, and _per- 
haps do damage before you got within reach; while if 
he was on the offside, he would, if frightened, wheel 
towards you, the broke horse being likely to remain 
steady. Another reason is, that the operations with 
the colt have thus far mainly been upon the near-side, 
and it will not seem quite so strange to him to have a 
horse on that side. 
The harness being on both horses, (quite loosely on 
the colt,) with long inside lines, you will buckle a short 
strap around the near hoof of the colt just below the 
fetlock, with an inch ring slipped on the strap before 
buckling and left there. Tie a long line or rope to the 
ring, pass it under the girth of the colt, bringing it up 
on the outside of his trace, and holding it with the lines 
