Arizona weekly enterprise., 1888-11-17
THE EDUCATION OF THE COLT
The True Theory of Training, Which Is,
 However Seldom Practiced.


 Following are some practical sugges- tions on the initial steps in training young horses, by Rural Canadian, that embody the true theory. as all horsemen will ad- init. It is, however, an unfortunate fact that not one man in ten carries out this practice. So well does it work that, in an incredibly short time. the colt be- comes so gentle and teachable. the impa- tient trainer considers him sufficiently broken, and hastens to harness and work the animal. when, in point of fact, he has only arrived at the a, b, c of his educa- tlon. The result of such undue haste is obvious; the colt is never really broken. That 1t pays in the long run to follow the advice here given the writer firmly be- Geves:
 Begin the education of colt by bridle handling, first on one side and then on the other Put him about in different directions, forward, backward ito the left and right, and get him to yield to the bit in each of these directions This should be done both in the stable and yard, and in using the -eins for this purpose the trainer should exercise a steady. firm pressure on the /bit until the colt yields, when the pressure should be removed at once, in order for him to understand that he has obeyed.
 When the colts head can be handled In every conceivable direction, and the muscles of his neck are supple and con tfolled, then handle the forward feet, [ then the body. and finish with the hind feet and tail When handling the colts feet teach him not only to allow you to pick them up and rub and rap on them with a hammer, but to hold them up until fO lot thaIn no Taxa hQ tail in your hand carefully. and raise it well up over his back, repeating this until he makes no objection. Take pole about the size of sled stake, pole him all over his body. and pry in between his legs until he shows no fear of it. Teach him to stand and allow a harness to be tossed on ! to and ail about him. Handle umbrellas, robes, paper, etc, about his head and body until he is utterly indifferent to them all Lead and back him into and over an old pair of shafts repeatedly, and when he is standing in them raise them up and rub his legs with them, and finally bring the crossbar against his launches, gently at first and then more forcibly, until he cares nothing for it. All those things should be done to the colt before he is harnessed at all.
 colt should be put through series of l refining lessons before he Is hltched to a vehicle. While refining him the whip 1 ought to be used, not only to get motion to handle on, but with view to educat- ing him to increase his speed when it is 1 applied and getting him under control of it, for no horse is safe to drive unless he will "go to the front when tapped with the whip.
 In striking a horse with whip, always do 80 forward of the Joins. During his refining lessons the colt should be taught to stand still at the simple word ''whoa. He should also be taught to back
 When first hitched up the colt should be taken in largo yard and started about carefully, and when he can bt driven and backed all about such place it is time enough for a trainer to trust himself in the road. where there is more danger of a mishap and where contro could not be so readily obtained if ont should occur In order to ''waywise" ; colt quickly and make him nice reiner he should be refined about from one sidt to the other, driven through shallow ditches, up alongside the fences, and ou again into the read, turned around fire quently, to the right as often as to tn, left, and taught t unn.ailser t, the right or left - S1tv