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becomes used to walking and trotting beside another 
horse. The only objection to breaking colts young is that. 
being broken, they are likely to be driven or worked too 
hard before they are well developed or strong enough. 
A bitting bridle should now be put on for an hour or 
so a day, until he is familiar with it. An “open” bridle, 
Fig. 24. Breaking colt to lead 
or one without blinders, should always be used at first, 
so that the colt can see and familiarize himself with all 
that is going on about him. A “blind” bridle can then 
be put on at any time. Ifa horse is broken in a blind 
bridle, great care must be exercised in changing to an 
open bridle, as he is very liable to be frightened by the 
glimpses he gets of the vehicles coming after him. 
