The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . ed some time, until hebecomes a little used to the bit, andwill bear it without trying to get it outof his mouth. It would be well, if con-venient, to repeat this several times,before you do anything morewith the colt; as soon as he willbear the bit, attach a single rein10 i t. Youshould also have a halteron your colt,or a bridlemade after thefashion of a^^^^^^^ halter, with astrap to it, sothat you can hold
The horse and his diseases : embracing his history and varieties, breeding and management and vices; with the diseases to which he is subject, and the remedies best adapted to their cure . ed some time, until hebecomes a little used to the bit, andwill bear it without trying to get it outof his mouth. It would be well, if con-venient, to repeat this several times,before you do anything morewith the colt; as soon as he willbear the bit, attach a single rein10 i t. Youshould also have a halteron your colt,or a bridlemade after thefashion of a^^^^^^^ halter, with astrap to it, sothat you can hold or lead him about without pulling at the bit is now ready for the saddle. The Proper Way to Bit a Colt.—Farmers often put bit-ting harness on a colt the first thing they do to him, bucklingup the bitting as tight as they can draw it, to make him carryhis head high, and then turn him out in a field to run half aday at a time. This is one of the worst punishments thatcould be inflicted on the colt, and is very injurious to a younghorse that has been used to running in pasture with his headdown. Colts have been so seriously injured in this way thatthey have never STRroaLES OF THE VICIOUS HORSE AGAINST LTINQ DOWIT. 8Y4 rareys method or taming horses. A horse should be well accustomed to the bit before yo:iput on the bitting harness, and when you first bit him youshould only rein his head up to that point where he naturallyholds it, let that be high or low; he will soon learn that hecannot lower his head, and that raising it a little will loosenthe bit in his mouth. This will give him the idea of raisinghis head to loosen the bit, and then you can draw the bitting alittle tighter every time you put it on, and he will still raisehis head to loosen it; by this means you will gradually get hishead and neck in the position you want him to carry them,and give him a nice and graceful carriage without hurting him,making him mad, or causing his mouth to get sore. If y
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