. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. 302 BRFAKING AND TRAINING OF COLTS. this lesson, we teach any horse I have never known a single which will not yield to this treatment; we then take the short web, put it around the near fore foot, carry it over the back from the oflF-side, have a bridle upon the animal, take hold of it close to the bit with your left Kiand on the near side, having the web in the right hand, with which to bring up the near fore foot, holdin
. Gleason's veterinary hand-book and system of horse taming [microform] : in two parts. Veterinary medicine; Horses; Horse-training; Médecine vétérinaire; Chevaux; Chevaux. 302 BRFAKING AND TRAINING OF COLTS. this lesson, we teach any horse I have never known a single which will not yield to this treatment; we then take the short web, put it around the near fore foot, carry it over the back from the oflF-side, have a bridle upon the animal, take hold of it close to the bit with your left Kiand on the near side, having the web in the right hand, with which to bring up the near fore foot, holding it up by the web, now press backwards upon the bit; this brings the body back, and as it does so, let the foot lal!; the toe strikes the ground some fifteen or eighteen inches behind the oj^posite foot, and as it does so, the off-foot comes back to the same point. By repeating to back, however obstinate he may be. instance where it failed. Hitching^ to the Wagon.—In hitching u|> a colt to the wagon for the first time, it is always better that you put him alongside of a steady, well-broken horse; if you have no opportunity of doing this, let him become perfectly familiar with the wagon before hitching him uj) single ; lead him up to the wagon in the shr Its of which you intend putting him ; let him examine it carefully; raise the shnfts up and down in his pre- sence, so as to get hii i familiar with the motion; if it be a top-buggy, raise and lower the top ; should he behave badly, put the cord upon him, using the small end ; jerk him every time he offers any resietance. Now lead him in front of the wagon; pull it towards him; should he-start, jerk him again, and so repeat until you can pull the wagon up to him. Now raise the shafts and let them down quietly over his back ; repeat this operation until he will remain pet fectly quiet. Now lead him up, pulling the wagon behind him. When he will bear this nicely, you may ho ^k him fast to the wagon, first putting the long
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