88 HOW THE HORSE LEARNS 



prevent liiiii from doinc^ so, but he must be allowed 

 to go. ^Vftei* that he must with cayesson and loun- 

 ges be led out again to the point where he turned 

 back to the stable and a man or more men must 

 be there ready witli whips to force him away and 

 to compel him to follow the men who draw him 

 away with the lounges so that he cannot return 

 to his stable. 



Tf he has already acquired the yice of returning 

 to tlie stable or turning backwards at a giyen poiitf 

 of the road this ifoinf must l)e passed several times 

 a day for several days and he must always ])e 

 prevented from turniiig until he sIio^a s that he no 

 longer wishes to turn and it no longer c<mies into 

 his mind to turn. 



Care must be taken not to give him associa- 

 tions contrary likewise to wliat it is desired to do 

 (U' what he is required to do. A contrary associa- 

 tion to recapturing a runaway horse is the running 

 behind him as running behind him excites him to 

 run more. In order to capture the escaped horse 

 we must renuiin quiet when he is paying attention 

 to us and approach very sioAvly when he is occu- 



