PRELIMINARY R'EMARKS. 



FIG. 6. A very Intelligent, Docile Character. 



air, can see the smallest ob- 

 jects of prey on the ground a 

 power far beyond that of man. 

 Thus these superior qualities, 

 exhibited so largely by the 

 lower animals, seem to be a 

 special provision of nature to 

 guard them from danger and 

 aggression, Or to aid them in 

 providing sustenance. 



Now, this singular power 

 of instinct appears to be a very 

 strongly marked feature of the 

 horse's nature. The wild horse 

 of the prairie cannot be ap- 

 proached near enough on the 



windward side to imperil his safety ; and even when cornered and 

 unable to get away, his acts of biting, striking, or kicking are but 

 his natural promptings to defend himself. It is also seen that no 

 matter how wild a colt, when treated with such kindness as to win 

 his confidence, he not only will not show fear of man, but become a 

 pet. A good demonstration of this is shown in the remarkable do- 

 cility of the Arab horses, which are always treated with the utmost 

 kindness ; and ladies 

 who are specially kind 

 to horses, it is known, 

 can approach them 

 anywhere, and make 

 them such pets that 

 they will follow, even 

 into the house. Per- 

 haps in no way is this 

 peculiar instinct more 

 strikingly shown than 

 in the repugnance of 

 exceptionally sensi- 

 tive, intelligent horses 

 to men who may be 

 ignorantly or thought- 

 lessly cruel to them. 



Hence it is evident FlG - 7- Intelligent, Courageous, but very Sensitive Nature. 



that the true ground of success in the subjection and education of 



