BREAKING IN YOUNG HORSES
Writing of breaking-in young horses,. Colonel Colman, in the Rural WorMi Bays he thinks if there were no passionate men there would be no balky' horses, and advises that the young colt be given over to a little boy of good temper, Let the child play with him, hang round him, lead him with' a halter; as soon as lie is strong enough get upon hiin, and let him walk about tit will, and tlmt horse will require 110 'breaking,' but will come to his work like a rational creature, as ho is. But ■when he is suffered to run perfectly wild until he has attained his growth and strength, and then approached with halter, saddle, and bridle, he is terrified and unmanageable, and frequently the 1 breaking 1 results in breaking his spirit, his constitution, or his neck; or ho refuses to be subdued, and only yields obedience to force, remaining always balky and vicious,
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1277, 13 January 1883, Page 4
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160BREAKING IN YOUNG HORSES Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1277, 13 January 1883, Page 4
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