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more difficult it is to persuade the horse not to 

 be afraid. If on meeting an object which causes 

 him fear he was able to turn back, it becomes 

 more difficult to prevent him doing so another 

 time, because with his being able to turn back 

 from fear of the object, the horse has associated 

 the idea of having been able to turn back and of 

 desiring to do so, and if it is allowed to be re- 

 peated, he acquires the habit of doing so. Care 

 must therefore be taken that he should not be able 

 to turn back whilst he is afraid. He should not be 

 allowed to remain afraid for any time, but we 

 must try to remove his fear immediately as it is 

 easier to remove it at once. After some time is past 

 the fear has taken root in his memory. 



Various Mnds and degrees of fear. 



Althoujjh the feelincr of fear is always the same, 

 it may be said that there are diifercnt kinds 

 of fear according to the peculiar nature of the 

 objects which produce fear and their liability to 

 j)roduce a lesser or greater impression on the ima- 



