28 BREAKING AND TRAINING 



ordinary tone (or a severe one when required) is of 

 the greatest effect in controlhng a horse's actions, 

 and the breaker or horseman should always be sure 

 to take advantage of its influences. 



It is astonishing at times what a horse can be trained 

 to do merely by a word or an inflection of the voice. 

 He will gradaully learn to understand from the tone 

 of your voice whether your mood is one of satisfaction, 

 or anger, or fear, and by a similar process he will 

 come instantly to grasp your requirements — whether, 

 for instance, you wish him to halt, trot, canter, turn 

 in his stall, etc. Words, however, must sometimes 

 be supplemented by strong deeds on the part of the 

 horse trainer. Any breach of discipline, for instance, 

 which the animal may be guilty of, should not 

 be allowed to go unpunished in a more material 

 manner. Such punishment as we mete out ought, 

 in order to become effectual, to be in accordance 

 with the nature of the animal's offence and should 

 be delivered at the time at which this takes place. It 

 is utterly useless to adopt coercive measures at some 

 period after an act of bad behaviour. 



In this connection, it should be borne in mind that 

 the method of compelling discipline adopted by 



