106 THE HORSE IN HISTORY 



or a javelin wound, if not too severe, apparently- 

 had the effect of setting a war horse upon his 

 mettle rather than of causing him to give in. 



Can the horse's temperament, then, have 

 changed within the last ten centuries? Is he a 

 less courageous animal than he was ? Is he more 

 highly strung, less intelligent, less strong physic- 

 ally, and of a weaker constitution ? Such prob- 

 lems have to do with the history of the horse 

 rather than with the horse in history, and, so far 

 as I am aware, they have not as yet been solved. 



