The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-05-29

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rope is tied to a solid post, allowing
about feet of slack. The colt Is
made to stand tied for about an hour,
The next step is accustoming the
colt to being handled.
The colts hind legs may be rub
bed without placing ones self in
danger of his heels by taking stick
about 4 feet long and wrapping 1t
around one end with a gunny sack.
After the colt has examined this ar
rangement, rub It all over his body till
he becomes wholly accustomed to It.
The next day he may be further gen.
tied with sacks, blankets, and noises,
until he has no fear Of them. An
other method Of gentling is to tie the
halter rope to the tail. This forces
the colt to go in a circle. When he
gives in and stands quietly, he may
be harnessed, saddled, and mounted,
and accustomed to strange sights and
sounds. This is one of the best aids
in use in gaining a horses submits
sion.
To train the colt to lead, loosen the
rope from the post, step off from the
horse, and tell him to come, following
the command with pull on the rope.
This should be repeated until he
comes without the pull. He should
be rewarded by petting after each
advance.
At the beginning Of the next les
son the crupper ropes should be put
on but discarded after a short work
out and the halter alone used, so that
the colt will not depend upon the
crupper ropes, the action Of which is
described above. To break the colt
without crupper ropes use strong
halter with a lead rope step back
about 6 feet from the colt opposite
his shoulders, cluck to him and pull
On the rope. This will force the colt
to take couple Of steps forward;
reward him.; cross in front to sim
liar position on the other side and
repeat the command with a pull.
| Never pull straight ahead on the
colt, as he can output you. After
the colt has been broken to lead sat
isfactorily, and II he is still running
with his mother. tie his halter rope,
at the union of the backband and
trace to the mothers trace when she
is being worked.
Wearing the Harness
Familiarizing the colt with the
harness is the next step, also teach
ing him to obey commands and an
swer the rein. The biting harness,
which consists Of an open bride with
q snaffle bit, cheek and side reins,
and surcingle with crupper, may be
used in familarizing with bit and har-
ness. The side and check reins are
left comparatively loose in putting the
rigging on the colt. and he Is turned
loose In q small pasture for an hour.
For the next lesson the reins may be
frightened somewhat but not left on
over an hour. Driving reins are put
on about the third day. The assista 1t
leads the colt until he is not frignten-
ed at the driver walking behind then
the colt Is driven for half an lir.
down q quiet lane where he will l ct
see any horses. All that the colt Is
taught in this lesson Is to go ahead,
and the whip is used occasionally 10
let the colt know what 1t means.
Both sides of the colt are trained, or
he may become badly frightened Ly
seeing an object at new angle. Driv-
ing In a right and left circle fac,li-
tates this training. The following
lesson is devoted to teaching the colt
the meaning of whoa" that he must
stop no matter what is happening.
In the Immediately succeeding les
sons the usual commands in driving
are taught.
The work harness with breeching
are substituted after the horse goes
satisfactorily in the biting rig. 1T
first the traces and breeding are
joined loosely together and gradually
frightened as the work progresses.
, Upon becoming accustomed to the
!. harness the colt Is ready to be hitch.
ed to the wagon or cart, Sing'e or
A double.
z A gentle horse should be chosen
for a team mate in breaking double
!. and preferably one that the coli
,. knows. After he has been familiariz
r. ed with the wagon and its noises the
d horse and colt are hitched to the
Il wagon. Prevent the wagon from run
II ming up on the team. Only short
Z. distances are driven at first, and AZ
q the colt gets over his fear the wag