202 HUMANE HORSE-TRAINING 



jobmaster, who was widely known as an exceptionally 

 good horseman of his day. 



I have often observed the remarkable influence some 

 men, and women too, have over horses, whilst others 

 are quite helpless in their attempts to make friends. 

 My belief is that horses have some instinct or portion of 

 the brain developed that they are able to take likes 

 and dislikes. In their natural state they form friend- 

 ships with other horses, and are quite vicious toward any 

 particular horse who has not been fortunate enough to 

 win their friendship. Therefore if a horseman, whether 

 he be a jockey, coachman, horse-trainer, or an ordinary 

 horse-lover, possesses the necessary personality which 

 appeals to the horse, then he wins fame, especially if 

 he is a good horseman in the bargain. He rides, drives, 

 or trains horses that other people fail to succeed with, 

 and eventually gains a world-wide reputation. 



I remember when in the Army how some young city 

 clerks who were not used to them would gain favour 

 with certain horses, while others could never make 

 friends with them at all. So this shows that anybody, 

 whether connected with horses or not, may possess the 

 desired personality. 



Lord Lonsdale is an exceptionally clever horseman, 

 and has trained quite a large number of vicious horses 



