■ 104 HOW TO EDUCATE HORSES. 



nine cases out of ten results in a heavy-headed lugger 

 on the bits, 



TRAINING TO HARNESS. 



The first time you undertake to harness your colt, 

 you should be very careful to see that the harness fits 

 perfectly well, and that it is perfectly safe. Many ac- 

 cidents have been the result of such carelessness. 

 Then, with the aid of the bridle to reprove him if he 

 resists the putting of the harness on him, harness 

 him; and after you have moved him about a little, 

 attach to him, before you undertake to hitch him to 

 the sulky, what I shall call a foot-strap, which is sim- 

 ply a piece of webbing or a piece of strap or rope long 

 enough to be fastened to one of his forward feet; then 

 run over the belly-band of the harness, and then out- 

 side of the tugs back to the buggy or sulky, which 

 you hold in your hand as a life insurance or third 

 rein. If he attempts to run away, pull upon the 

 strap, which throws him on three feet instantly, and 

 he has to stop. If he attempts to run back, the same 

 remedy stops him. If he attempts to kick you, attract 

 his attention forward instantly, and at the same time 



' make it impossible for him to kick. The moment 

 you notice any disposition to kick, you take his foot, 

 which disconcerts him, attracts his attention away 

 from his hind parts, while it is impossible for him to 



■kick; yet do not take his foot and hold it, but keep 

 snatching and letting him have it, and you will soon 



■ break him of the habit. This is one of the most 

 powerful means of control ever yet devised, because 

 you beat him while right in the act 



OBJECTS OF FEAR. 



I Never whip your horse for becoming frightened at 

 , any object by the roadside; for if he sees a stump, a 



