Show TEACHING THE COLT TO LEAD accede its net not likely to happen if ordinary binary care li Is followed begin training while young some people are re afield to handle young colta colts to halter them and lead them about for or tear fear of hurting them in some wi w 7 it la Is true that the little fellows may get a scare that will cause them to be tangled up and hurt in somo some accident but this Is not very likely to occur where even erdl nary carefulness la Is followed on the other hand we all know how hard A tull full grown animal ie lei to accustom to handling and harness the chances of ruining an older animal by acci acct dents in training are much greater than thin in handling the colt that Is 18 at detill running about alongside its mother it takes a lot of time breaking straps and rigging to make a quiet well behaved horse out of a fourbear tour year old or oven even a three year old that has been 7 I 1 belgian colts two years old weigh ing 2500 pounds left running unbroken circus ani ant mala mals are all trained while they are very young at a least their education Is well begun at that time we ought to remember too that a colt Is like a child in some respects he ile can learn but one thing at a time and he cannot be hurried too much or he will bo be bothered frightened and unable to understand what you war want wart t him to do never let the colt break away from you while you are handling him don t start in to train him until you have good strong halters and bridles take care cara that you will always have the ad Tall vantage tagO of the colt for whenever he gets the advantage of you all his pre training will amount to nothing using weak or defective rigging of any kind means taking a chance with trou brou ble |