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showing signs of great fear, and does not pass it, 

 but turns back when he is left free. I should 

 think this to be fear in no very great degree during 

 which he has been allowed to turn back, and there- 

 fore he always conceives the idea of turning back 

 from having done so. It must be dealt with just 

 like fear itself. We must look out beforehand as 

 far as possible for objects which may give him 

 ground for swerving and turning back and must 

 get the horse in hand, as in all cases of fear, to 

 prevent him from swerving and turning back, but 

 he must afterwards be taught not to be afraid in 

 the way above stated. 



Teaching the horse not to he afraid of railway 

 trains, fire arms, and motor cars. 



As alreadv stated it is understood that this 

 like everything else relating to fear, and all mat- 

 ters which it is desired to teach him, can only be 

 done after he has been rendered confident and 

 obedient. To teach the horse not to be afraid of 

 things which cause him great fear, such as rail- 



