244: FEAR 



On what conditions fear maj/ he removed 

 hy the means of persuasion. 



The application of the principles here exposed 

 requires a j>reTious study of instructing the horse 

 with the lounges. Eear may be removed by the 

 means of persuasion on the following conditions : 



1. That during the time that the horse is under 

 the impression of fear, he shall receive no punish- 

 ment and shall suffer no harm or real injury in 

 any other way. — It is not possible nor right to 

 reqnire that he should not be afraid of the thing 

 which does him real harm if he feels it. (He may 

 be hit by the harness, and, being excited, not feel 

 it). Real harm may be caused him by some object 

 falling on him, or the same object or animal run- 

 ning against him, striking him or throwing him 

 down ; it may occur from the subsidence of the 

 ground, from falling in a ditch, from the carriage 

 to which he was harnessed breaking down, or be- 

 cause the tracings break, &c, Xot only must no 

 punishment be given whilst he is under the im- 



