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After your colt nas uoen driven two or three times, ao .*6ovfe 

 described, educate him to obey the word " whoa :" let him walk 

 along smartly, then speak plainly, with audible voice, and say 

 " whoa ;" at the same time pull on the reins with some force ; 

 when he stops, caress him ; repeat this a few times, and, in the 

 short space of fifteen minutes, you will have taught him the use 

 of the word. Now your horse is educated to drive and stop at 

 the word of command. 



The next thing in order is to teach him to back. To accom- 

 plish this, grasp your reins firmly, aud with a determined efibrt ; 

 speak firmly, making use of the word " back," at the same time 

 pulling with all your might ; if he obeys the first time, step up 

 and caress him ; if not, increase the power by inviting one or 

 more of your Mends to assist on the reins, being fiilly deter- 

 mined to accomplish your purpose. As soon as he obeys, don't 

 fail to caress him, and by this process you will educate your 

 horse to the word, which he will never forget. 



Your colt being educated, you may now hitch him up to a 

 vehicle, observing to drive him very slow, only a walk, and after 

 thus driving him a few times, you can with certainty say that 

 you have a thoroughly educated horse, whose value will be 

 greatly increased, compared with the old or any other system of 

 breaking the colt. Always observing to drive your colt with 

 blinders, only using the whip enough to let him know the use of 

 it. Be kind to your animal, never using harsh means, and he 

 will reward your kindness by implicit obedience. 



Instructions to Ride the Colt. 



Take a small cord, ten to twelve feet long, divide it in the cen« 

 tre ; then place the centre back of the ears, cross it in the mouth, 

 then bring both ends along the neck of the withers, and tie a 

 knot, thus forming a powerful bridle, suflBcient to ride the most 

 vicious animal. 



Sacred history contains the declaration that there is "the 

 bridle for the horse, the whip for the asa, and the rod for the 

 fool's back," and, while writing my book, I have often thought 

 of the first portion of that quotation. The power of the bridle 



