CHAPTEK III. 



The three fundamental principles of the Rarey Theory. Heads of the 

 Rarey Lectures. Editor's paraphrase. That any horse may be 

 taught docility. That a horse should be so handled and tied as to 

 feel inferior to man. That a horse should be allowed to see, smell, 

 and feel all fearful objects. Key note of the Rarey system. 



FIRST. That he is so constituted by nature that he 

 will not offer resistance to any demand made of him 

 which he fully comprehends, if made in a way consistent 

 with the laws of his nature. 



SECOND. That he has no consciousness of his strength 

 beyond his experience, and can be handled according to 

 our will without force. 



THIRD. That we can, in compliance with the laws of 

 his nature, by which he examines all things new to him, 

 take any object, however frightful, around, over, or on 

 him, that does not inflict pain without causing him to 

 fear. 



To take these assertions in order, I will first give you 

 some of the reasons why I think he is naturally obedient, 

 and will not offer resistance to anything fully compre- 

 hended. The horse, though possessed of some faculties 

 superior to man's, being deficient in reasoning powers, 

 has no knowledge of right or wrong, of free will and 

 independent government, and knows not of any imposi- 

 tion practised upon him, however unreasonable these 

 impositions may be. Consequently, he cannot come to 

 any decision as to what he should or should not do, 



