TO BREAK A HORSE TO HARNESS.

Take him in a light stable, as you did to ride him; take the harness and

go through the same process that you did with the saddle, until you get

him familiar with it, so that you can put it on him, and rattle it about

without his caring for it. As soon as he will bear this, put on the

lines, caress him as you draw them over him, and drive him about in the

stable till he will bear them over his hips. The lines are a great

aggravation to some colts, and often frighten them as much as if you

were to raise a whip over them. As soon as he is familiar with the

harness and lines, take him out and put him by the side of a gentle

horse, and go through the same process that you did with the balking

horse. Always use a bridle without blinds when you are breaking a horse

to harness.

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