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teams and carriages. It is partly because of this training 

 received by disciplined artillery horses, that it seems to many 

 experienced officers not worth while to have militia com- 

 panies in this arm, who have to manoeuvre with animals 

 untrained for the service. Although some part of this men- 

 tal defect in the horse, causing its actions to be widely con- 

 trasted with those of the dog, may be due to a lack of delib- 

 erate training and to breeding with reference to intellectual 

 accomplishment, we see by comparing the creature with the 

 elephant, which practically has never been bred in captivity, 

 that the equine mind is, from the point of view of rationality, 

 very feeble. 



The emotional side of the horse's nature seems little more 

 developed than its rational. Although they have a certain 

 affection for the hand which feeds them, and in a mild way 

 are disposed to form friendships with other animals, they are 

 not really affectionate, and never, so far as I have been able 

 to find, show any distinct signs of grief at separation from 

 their masters or of pleasure when they return to them. 

 Although there are many stories appearing to indicate a 

 certain faithfulness in horses which have remained beside 

 their fallen and wounded riders, the facts do not justify us 

 in supposing that such actions are due to the affection a dog 

 clearly feels. 



We have been singularly led astray by a chance use of 

 the epithet "horse," which has come to be applied to many 

 organic forms and functions where strength is indicated. 

 Thus, in the case of plants we speak of " horse-radish " or 

 "horse-mint," denoting thereby spices which have strong 

 qualities. Horse-chestnut is another instance of the applica- 

 tion of the term to plants. It chanced that "horse-sense" 



