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Show GOOD COLT-BREAKING HINTS i Young Animal May Be Accustomed to Harness and Trained to Rein After Broken to Lead. After tho colt has been broken to load ho may bo accustomed to harness and trained to rein. A horso should never bo hitched to a wagon or rlddon boforo ho Is brokon to drlvo in liar r$ss, to stop when ho hears "whoa," roln to tho right and loft, and to back up. To familiarize tho colt with bit and harness tho "bitting harnoss," consisting consist-ing of an open bridlo with snafllo bit, f- -- - - M Well-Broken Farm Team. chock and side reins, and surcinglo with crupper, may bo UBod. Put tho rigging on tho colt, leaving tho sldb and check reins comparatively comparative-ly looso, and turn him looso in a small paddock for an hour. On tho second lesson tho reins may bo tightened somowhat, but not left on for over an hour. Tho third day driving linos may bo put on. Let tho assistant load tho colt till ho Is not frightened at tho driver walking bohind. Dismiss tho assistant as soon as posslblo, and drlvo tho colt for half an hour in a quiot paddock or lano whero ho will not seo other horses. All that should bo taught in this lesson is to go ahead. Cluck to tho colt, or toll him "got up," and use' tho whip to let him know what Is meant. It la essontlal to train both sides of a colt. Ho may bocomo accustomed to objects soon on tho near sldo with tho near oyo, but when tho samo objects aro viewed for tho first timo on tho other sldo with tho off oyo ho may bo badly frightened. Driving In a right and left clrclo will facilitate this train-ins. |