CHAPTER II. 

 THEORY OF HORSE-CONTROL. 



Objects and scope of horse-breaking Requirements in the breaker Desirability 

 of early training -Gaining the horse's attention Accustoming a horse to 

 his surroundings Making a horse understand our orders Punishment and 

 reward Effect of the voice Emulation and imitation Fatigue Necessity 

 for exacting implicit obedience from the horse -Safety in breaking Rapid 

 methods of breaking On the possibility of overcoming any form of vice 

 Personal influence in breaking Advisability of possessing various methods 

 of breaking Selection of breaking methods Permanency in the effects of 

 breaking -Summary of the principles of making horses docile. 



IN this chapter I shall limit myself chiefly to the theory 

 of making horses quiet and obedient, without special refer- 

 ence to the formation of " mouth " and paces, which I shall 

 consider in Chapter III. 



OBJECTS AND SCOPE OF HORSE-BREAKING. 



The objects of horse-breaking are : (i) to make the animal 

 quiet, both in and out of the stable ; (2) to teach him to 

 obey the orders of his rider or driver with promptness and 

 precision ; and (3) to establish in him the habit of applying 

 his powers to the best advantage. 



The scope of breaking is wider than might generally be 

 thought ; for it includes not alone the education of the 

 untutored animal, bat also the correction of faults which, 

 while seriously detracting from the horse's value, are usually 

 looked upon as unavoidable dispensations that have to be 



