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is nsiially an action very easily called forth in him 

 OAving to his peculiar excitability to motion. 



It must not he demanded of him that he should 

 not feel inclined to do what his instincts tell liim 

 to do. We must proceed so as to prevent his con- 

 ceiving ideas or liaving oppiU'tunities and temi)ta- 

 tions to perform tliose actions which are not good 

 for us or Avliich run counter to obedience, and 

 must prevent him from performing sucli actions. 

 On tlie contrary, we shouhl place him under cir- 

 cumstances wliich make liim feel the moral neces- 

 sity of performing those actions which are of piofit 

 to us and which we desire he should do. This is 

 the manner of preventing him from performing 

 actions due to his own will and of inducing him 

 to carrv out the movements we desire. 



The recollection of having been able to perform 

 an action <m another occasion is the commonest 

 reason M\iy the horse desires to pertVirm most of 

 his actions. If, when passing in the vicinity of 

 the stable, he has once been able to enter it (the 

 idea of pleasure, of food, drink and rest being 

 associated with the stable) notwithstanding the 



