Necessity of Obedience 17 



must be exacted even though it is not in keeping 

 with the horse's natural instincts. The method of 

 trying to induce obedience by petting and humoring 

 is not often practical. Such methods often result in 

 the establishment of undesirable whims. 



Until he does his work well, the less petting he 

 gets the better animal he will make. This does not 

 mean to punish resisting animals with a whip, — far 

 from it, as such punishment will only make matters 

 worse and is certain to result in the establishment of 

 vicious habits. It does mean, however, to be firni 

 with the horse. Do not attempt too much at one 

 time, but go through with whatever is begun. Give 

 him to understand that you are his master and your 

 will must be done. There are many ways of ac- 

 complishing this, as stated later in the text. 



REWARD AND PUNISHMENT IN TRAINING HORSES 



Since the horse can acquire knowledge only by 

 the association of ideas, it is necessary to establish 

 methods whereby he may know when he has done 

 as he should ; also that he may know when he has 

 not acted in accordance with our wishes. Thus when 

 the animal obeys, he should be rewarded, and when 

 he refuses to obey, he should be punished. 



Reward for obedience may be administered in 

 many ways, such as by the voice, by patting, by giv- 

 ing dainty food, by resting, and the like. The use of 



