84 HOW THE HORSE LEARNS 



liim avssociations favourable eitlier to his being obe- 

 dient or to his being disobedient. 



All our actions and all those acts Avhich coini)el 

 the horse to do what we wish or prevent him from 

 doing what he would wish, give liim associations 

 suited to teach him obedience. 



All our actions, all those deeds on our part 

 which allow the horse to do what he wishes, which 

 do not succeed in preventing him from carrying 

 out his desires, give him associations v\ liich teach 

 him disobedience. 



If the horse wishes to go to the stable and Ave 

 prevent him from going there, the association acqui- 

 red bv the horse from this fact is that we are 

 superior to him, and that we have compelled him 

 to yield his determination to ours, and he conse- 

 quently acquires the idea of obedience to us. 



If the horse wishes to go to the stable and suc- 

 ceeds in going there notwithstanding our oi)positi<)n, 

 the association acquired by the horse from this fact 

 is that he is superior to us, that he has been able 

 to carry out his own desire in opposition to us, 

 and he has acquired from it the idea of disobe- 

 dience to us. 



