30 THE MIND OF THE HORSE 



opposition of man, tliis fact forms the motive, 

 whicli, Aviienever he passes hy the stabk"!, makes him 

 want to enter it, and he Avill enter it each time 

 nntil lie lias found some one wlio can prevent him. 



After having heen ])revented repeatedly from 

 doing this the idea will come to him that he cannot 

 go there, that he ought not to go there, and this 

 will be the reason for his not going. He tirst w anted 

 to go to the stable because the stable promised him 

 pleasure, but afterwards does not wish to go there, 

 i. e. renounces his desire to go there, because he 

 has seen that the desire to go to the stable has 

 brought punishment or pain upon him, which was 

 inflicted upon him when he desired to go there, 

 and because he has seen that he has not been able 

 to go there — because he has been prevented. 



If a man lias ill-treated him and the horse has 

 seen that by kicking he has inspired the man with 

 fear and has made him draw back, this is the 

 motive from which he will alwavs remember to 

 kick and ^\ill desire to kick any man who goes 

 near him whom he fears (although he does not 

 know him), because lie conjectures that he is like 



