The Horse, as Comrade and Friend 



pull hard, but not jerkily, on the halter. With 

 his bent neck you have an enormous leverage 

 on him, and, even if he is the biggest Shire 

 Stallion in Great Britain, he has got to roll 

 over on his side again. Do this several times. 

 Get him up on to the level keel, sit on his 

 back and play with him a bit, and then with a 

 strong pull bring him down on his side again. 

 The oftener you repeat this, the more the 

 horse will reahse his utter inability to resist. 

 From the first he has had a dim idea that it 

 was you who were holding his leg up so that he 

 could not get it free, and, now that you pull 

 him over like this, no further evidence is 

 necessary, and he is quite certain of it. He 

 is convinced that you are an animal so enor- 

 mously stronger than he is, that it is quite hope- 

 less to attempt to resist you ; and besides, why 

 should he resist you, when you have proved 

 so conclusively to him that, no matter what 

 strange things you do to him, he will not only 

 not be hurt, but will derive great pleasure 

 from all your various handhngs ? 



You have now cstabhshed the following 

 position in your horse's mind : — 



(a.) You are an amusing and delightful 

 companion, whom it is a pleasure to 

 be with. 



(6.) You know about and produce hay, when 

 he is hungry ; water, when he is 

 thirsty ; but, above everything else, 



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