272 FEAR 



not be so. Of many things which are in view at 

 the same time it may be that more impression is 

 made by the thing which in our view would be 

 hekl less likely to cause it, and the horses are re- 

 garded as being afraid of a thing which does not 

 cause them fear, but which in our opinion should 

 cause it, whilst they in reality are afraid of some- 

 thing else. For this reason mistakes are often made 

 as to the susceptibility of horses to fear. 



The dealer's horse when handled by his men 

 appears very animated, starts forward on the least 

 sign and shows fine movements. The day after 

 when handled by the buyer or his man, the same 

 horse seems sleepy and sluggish, the buyer being 

 very much astonished and thinking that he is ill. 

 He does not know that the dealer has temporarily 

 enlivened the horse by administering a good whip- 

 ping with a copper-wire tipped whip to the accom- 

 paniment of a certain sound of the voice. Thus the 

 horse wliilst he is with the horsedealer well remem- 

 bers the sound of the voice in question and moves 

 promptly ami rapidly, not waiting for what he 

 knows will follow, but with the purchaser he is 

 not afraid and does not move. 



