CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I 



The Horse and his Master .... 



The Horse and his Intelligence 



Horses' intelligence often overestimated . 

 The horse has a good memory . 

 Training by Means of the Special Senses 



The sense of feeling requires patient training 

 Train the sight to objects of fear 

 Do not confuse the horse through the hearing 

 Sense of smell also used in training . 

 Sense of taste indirectly used in training . 

 The Objects of Horse Training 

 Methods of Horse Training .... 

 Selecting a method . . . . • 

 Rapid methods vs. slow methods 

 Rapid methods permanently effective 



Safety in Horse Training 



Make the Horse understand and respond to Orders an 

 Signals ....... 



Exact implicit obedience from the horse . 

 Reward and Punishment in Training Horses . 



The use of the whip 



Requirements in the Trainer .... 



Personal influence of the trainer 

 General Considerations in Horse Training 



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