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learn. For this reason he should be instructed in 

 an enclosed place where he does not see other 

 horses, where he has no opportunity for paying 

 attention to other things, save his instructor, which 

 things may give rise in him to other or contrary 

 ideas. If he is intent on other things he cannot 

 pay attention to his teacher and cannot learn. 



His mental condition must be that of tranquility, 

 he must not be under the influence of fear or of 

 natural instinct, or of anger against us. Under the 

 influence of these things he is dominated by them, 

 he cannot pay attention to the actions it is desired 

 to teach him, he seeks to make oppositions and 

 reactions and he cannot learn. 



Confidence. 



The possession of confidence in us by the horse 

 is liis believing and his being persuaded that we 

 do not wish to do liim any harm, that lie will not 

 receive liarm from us, that he sliould not be afraid 

 of us, that be may trust us. Confidence in us is 

 obtained from the horse by letting him experience 



