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CONTENTS.

Introduction	Page 5
The Three Fundamental Principles of my Theory, founded on the leading Characteristics of the Horse	13
How to succeed in getting the Colt from Pasture	17
How to Stable a Colt without Trouble	18
Time to Reflect	20
The Kind of Halter	20
Remarks on the Horse	21
Experiment with the Robe	22
Suggestions on the Habit of Smelling	23
Prevailing Opinion of Horsemen	24
Powel's System of Approaching the Colt	26
Remarks on Powel's Treatment How to Govern Horses of any Kind	30
How to proceed if your Horse is of a stubborn Disposition	34
How to Halter and Lead a Colt	35
How to lead a Colt by the Side of a Broken Horse	39
How to Lead a Colt into the Stable and Hitch him without having him pull on the Halter	40
The Kind of Bit, and how to accustom a Horse to it	42
How to Saddle a Colt	43
How to Mount the Colt	45