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influence of the trainer be. And from this fact the 

 necessity for early handhng may be inferred with 

 regard both to the higher and the lower creation — the 

 universal law holds good, that the sooner the process 

 of education is begun the more successful will be the 

 ultimate results under normal circumstances. 



Now that we have defined in some measure the 

 aims of horse breaking, we may proceed to throw out 

 some hints as to its agents and methods. As regards 

 the agent — the breaker himself, he will require the 

 possession of some of the highest qualities of which 

 a human being is capable. Of these the principal 

 may be summed up as follows : — 



(a) Fearlessness. 



(b) Patience and perseverance. 



(c) Coolness. 



(d) Manipulative dexterity. 



(e) Resourcefulness. 



(f) Agility and strength. 



(g) a just appreciation of the mental differences 

 between himself — the subject and the pupil — the object 

 of his training. 



In addition to the foregoing qualifications the 

 brakesman must also possess perspicacity in a high 



