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a horse should never be allowed to know his own 



power. As a corollary to this, I may state that 



if we have a dispute as to discipline with a horse, we 



should not part company before making him yield ; 



lest he may carry away the mischievous impression 



that he has got the best of the battle. The breaker 



need not attempt too much in any one lesson ; 



but what he undertakes he should succeed in 



performing before quitting his pupil. For Instance, 



with a horse that will not allow his hind legfs to 



be touched, the breaker may reasonably content 



himself with making him quiet to handle about 



these parts, without Insisting on his standing 



submissively to be shod behind — an operation 



' that may be attempted on the following day. 



We should also make use of our knowledge of 



the limited scope of a horse's reasoning powers, 



to change the subject of contention. If we fear that 



there Is any chance of our being worsted in a 



pitched battle with the animal ; so that the victory 



— even if It does not affect the orlo^inal cause of 



