250 PEAR 



After some time we may make as if advancing in 

 front of him in order to see Avliether he will approach 

 the object. If he will not approach it, it should 

 not be attempted to compel him to go forward by 

 physical force because this in itself gives him 

 great fear and increases his fear of the object. On 

 the contrar}^ a detour should be made and he 

 should be conducted far from the object, we walk- 

 ing in front and on his side towards the object. 



If he desires to draw back and run away the 

 two men who hold him with the side lounges must 

 oppose intermittent resistance putting the weight 

 of their body on the lounges so as not to allow 

 him to draw back much. Were they to oppose 

 with continual resistance they would be dragged 

 away as the horse has strength and men have 

 little. Each day on our repeating the process of 

 guiding him to the object of fear he will approach 

 nearer to it, will pass it more closely and will end 

 probably by not being afraid of it. 



Just as all the things which it is desired to 

 bring the horse to perform must be done little by 

 little with the most careful gradation, so it is with 



