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pnnisliiiient suffered. He will be more ready to turn 

 back and will forestall the rider next time he sees 

 the object of fear. 



He has greater fear of an object that moves, 

 — which is moved by the wind, — of an animal 

 running, — on liearing noise and not seeing the 

 cause of it, — of an approaching and increasing 

 noise, — in the place where he has never been 

 and whicli he does not know, — wlien he is in a 

 dark stal)le and in an isolated place and is not 

 accustomed to seeing many things. The object 

 wliicli causes him fear if coming to meet him ma- 

 kes him more afraid tlian if* he sees it sideways. 

 For this reason it is best to bend liis head sideways 

 and make him see the object of fear from one 

 side, because on seeing it sideways he swerves and 

 turns aside, whilst on seeing that it is coming to- 

 v»'ards him he turns back and this is worse. 



Whilst he is in motion he is more afraid and 

 grows more excited than whilst he is standing still. 

 At the trot he is more afraid than at a walk, and 

 at the gallop more than at the trot. For this reason 

 when he is afi-aid and is excited by it to run, he 



