THE MIND OF THE HORSE 25 



Will, actionSj mofiveft of actions. 



How we can influence his w4JI so as to secure 



the actions we desire. 



The horse is master of his own movemeiits and 

 acts by his own will ; iioino' or stopping and every 

 other movement is due to his ^\ ill. Even when he 

 obevs us he acts bv his own will; he obevs and 

 perfin-ms an action which he is ordered to perform 

 because he has accepted the idea of doina- so at 

 our invitation or command. 



The horse performs a movement because there 

 has first arisen in him the idea of doin.o' it and 

 his will has then decided to carrv it out. After 

 having conceived the idea of carrying out a move- 

 ment by an impulse of tlie will he conveys to his 

 nerves the command to execute it and these do so 

 by calling into action the corresiionding muscles. 



From +his it is seen that in (u-der to teach him 

 anv movement it is necessarv to first call forth 

 in him bv some means the idea of the movement 

 it is desired to teach him to make and afterwards 

 excite in him the will to do it. 



