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his fear to increase, and make him swerve still 

 more. Punishment on the shoulder is of no use 

 when it is sought to induce him to advance. He 

 must be punished with the whip on the flank or 

 under the belly. 



This can be done with a horse who is afi'aid 

 if he is well trained and if he yields to the aids, 

 and it must be done in single cases as a tempo- 

 rary remedy for a grave evil (swerving, turning 

 back) but it is an evil as it much increases the 

 fear, and avails a few times only, because the 

 liorse will remain greatly in fear of the object, 

 and would alwavs seek to swerve or turn back. 

 This he will succeed in doing, because he will be 

 intent on discovering the object of fear, and will 

 see it before the rider, and will have turned round 

 before the rider has seen it or has thought of col- 

 lecting him and getting him iuv hand. 



The untrained hoi'se cannot be prevented from 

 swerving aside by bending him in the direction 

 opposed to the object of fear, as not being accu- 

 stomed to bend his body he feels pain, is bewil- 

 dered by it and stops. For this horse it is better 



