118 HOW THE HORSE LEARNS 



A given sound of the voice should always be 

 associated with and used to direct him to advance. 

 Another sound of the voice to stop and halt. 



The movements he is taught should be those 

 which his body can make, and not contrary to his 

 mechanical structure. It is also necessary that he 

 should have some little aptitude for Some actions 

 it is desired to teach him, and that his body should 

 be gradually prepared to perform them by suitable 

 graduated exercises, so that he should not experience 

 much difficulty in performing them. 



All that is t might him should be taught a little at 



a time hy g^mdation and after preparation of his hody. 



These things are also necessary hecatise 



their absence may cause oj^positions and reactions. 



The absence of preparation of the body and 

 gradation in teaching is the cause of oppositions. 

 By teaching him a little at a time, he is enabled 

 to learn and remember. Teaching him many things 

 together and in succession causes confusion. Teach- 

 ing a little at a time and alternating rest and 



