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Show BREAKING THE COLT. Begin Early and Be Very Patient In the Work. When a colt is coming two years old I put a bitting harness on It and urn It out In a lot, away from other horses and colts, says a writer in Farmers' Rovlow. I thon train him to be guided by the uso of lines ruu through rings low down on a wido Btrap surcingle, which 'I uso for this purposo. I then drlvo tho colt around tho lot for a short time. When I do-Biro do-Biro tho colt to turn I pull one lino firmly, at tho timo tapping the colt gently on tho opposlto sldo with a light whip. I then train him to back and also to stop by tho uso of the word whoa. I then hitch tho colt In with an old steady horso that Is not afraid of anything. any-thing. I wish to say that a colt novor should bo broken with a blind bridle. Colts that aro being broken should be pormlttcd to see everything that is going on around thom. When something some-thing occurs nnd tho colt sees that tho mate It Is bolng driven with Is in no way concorned, It quickly gets over Its fright. Thero Is a great difference In breeds ns to tho readiness with which tho colts becomo trained to dally work. I find tho Percheron by all odds the easiest horso to train. A Hamblcton-lan, Hamblcton-lan, X think, roqulrcs moro time and patience to train, than any other breed with which I have had experience. experi-ence. Tho H&mblctonlan Is naturally nervous and skittish. I have broken nnd trained a great many of thom, but havo never found ono that I did not havo to watch very closely. They aro always on tho lookout for something strange. On tho part of the trainer, thomo3t essoutlal eloments are patience, firmness firm-ness and good Judgmont. |