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longer act ; and at the end of a few days, the 

 horse will only need the bit, to which he 

 will respond without hesitation. 



Q. In what case is the rider less intelli- 

 gent than the horse ? 



A. When the latter subjects him to his 

 caprices, and does what he wishes with him. 



Q, Are the defences of the horse physical 

 or moral ? 



A. At first they are physical, but after- 

 wards become moral ; the rider ought then 

 to seek out the causes that produce them, 

 and endeavor, by a preparatory exercise, to 

 re-establish the correct equilibrium that bad 

 natural formation prevented. 



Q. Can the naturally well-balanced horse 

 defend himself? 



A. It would be as difficult for a subject, 

 uniting all that constitutes a good horse, to 

 give himself up to disorderly movements, as 

 it is impossible for the one, that has not re- 



