36 TRAINING OF HORSES. 
in your hands, You will then drive the team about; as 
you start them, promptly and decidedly using such word 
as you choose, never varying from the same word, fre- 
quently pulling up the lines and saying “ Whoa!” at the 
same time drawing up on the line attached to the foot, 
until the foot is lifted from the ground and held there, 
leaving the colt standing on three legs in spite of his 
struggles. After afew times doing this, you may un- 
harness him, as that is sufficient for this lesson. When 
ready to hitch up, which you may now do at your lei- 
sure, you will do as before, and after a little driving, 
hitch the team to the wagon and get in. You now 
have the foot-strap alluded to, (see Figure 3,) passing 
from your hand -between the pole and the colt’s near 
trace, under this girth and fastened to the near foot. 
You may now start up slowly, stopping the team once 
or twice while on a walk, saying “ Whoa!” as before, and 
pulling up the foot-strap. You will now readily per- 
ceive that you have perfect control over the colt’s move- 
ments, whether on a walk or run, and without any dan- 
ger to the colt. The colt will not stumble, strange as it 
may appear, it being almost impossible for him to fall by 
this means while in motion, An experience with upward 
of one thousand colts warrants us in this statement. 
Short and lively drives are what you now want until” 
the colt becomes wonted and obeys the rein and word. 
“whoa.” You may then change sides with him, to teach 
the other side of him, of course changing the foot-strap 
to the inside each time. When he has by this means be 
