The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . ionable and more readily fatigned. The halter is put on sucking colts during the first month by nuany good fiirmers, as theirstrength is not great and they soon succumb to superior force and never forget the various reasons, such as illness or sale, it becomes necessary to secure a colt at almost anyage, and a preliminary tussle with the halter is not a good preparation for the treatment ofa young animal that is sick or in acute pain, or to be led or driven a journey.
The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . ionable and more readily fatigned. The halter is put on sucking colts during the first month by nuany good fiirmers, as theirstrength is not great and they soon succumb to superior force and never forget the various reasons, such as illness or sale, it becomes necessary to secure a colt at almost anyage, and a preliminary tussle with the halter is not a good preparation for the treatment ofa young animal that is sick or in acute pain, or to be led or driven a journey. BREAKING 205 side, two buckles are stitched, serving to attach the reins either high up,or even crossed over the withers, or low down, or sometimes both highand low. What is called a dumb-jockey may be attached to the roller, bubthis is frequently dispensed with, though witli the elastic reins introducedby Mr. Blackwell I think it may be made very useful. Lastly, to thecrupper long hanging straps are attached, so as to accustom the younganimal to the pressure of the coat or habit. Provided with this apparatus,. RARKYS IIALTEU OR LRIDLE FOR COLTS. and with a long leading-rein of webbing, the breaker is prepared to subduethe wildest colt. The first thing to be done is to get a halter or head-stall on, which isonly to be effected either in a stable or similar enclosed place, or among aherd of other horses, when the colt is so closely packed in that he cannotmove. Every one must have seen the Welsh and Irish drovers rush intothe middle of a herd, and seizing an unbroken colt round the neck, holdhim till a halter is slipped over his head. The same plan greatly facilitatesthe haltering of any colt; but a couple of steady horses are quite enough tokeep a colt steady in any building or small yard. The breaker arranges soas to have one on each side, and then going up between them, he has the 206 THE HORSE colt held for liim while he very slowly and quietly insinuates his hand, wit
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