TRAINING OF HORSES. 21 
farmer or person at all acquainted with the management 
of horses knows well enough how to do this in his own 
way, without being. governed. by any fixed rule. The 
next thing to be done is to 
HALTSER-BREAK THE COLT, 
This operation ‘is: often accompanied with danger un- 
less the proper steps are taken to avoid it. Our ex- 
perience has taught us, that at this point it is well to 
be governed ‘by these rules: First, Provide against ac- 
cident to yourself ; Second, Secure your horse against. 
the possibility of injury; Zhird, Accomplish your desire 
with the animal in the -quickest time possible to render 
the lesson a permanent one. Having these rules in 
view, we proceed as follows: Take a stick about the 
size of a rake-stale, and about ten or twelve feét in length, 
the length to be governed by the prospect of danger 
from. the viciousness or nervousness of the colt. Com- 
mence within. about an inch of one end, and whittle up 
a few stout ‘shavings on one side, whittling toward the 
centre of the stick, and leaving the shavings attached. to 
the stick; a few. inches from the shavings alluded to, 
(the distance. to be governed by the width apart of the 
colt’s ears,), whittle up a few similar shavings, whit- 
tling this time from the centre of the stick. Take a 
common rope halter, with a running noose; hang the 
part of the halter which is intended to rest on the 
head back ,of the ears, upon the shavings, (they being 
strong enough to bear the weight of the halter,) turn- 
