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Summary of the principles of making horses docile 

 may be stated as follows : — 



1. To obtain control over the animal. 



2. To prove to him that he has nothing to fear from us, 

 or from the surroundings in which we place him ; in other 

 words, to give him confidence and to cure him of nervousness. 



3. To teach him to understand the meaning of the 

 signals by which we desire to convey our orders to him. 



4. To make him obey our orders with promptness, 

 precision, and willingness. 



5. To instruct him how to use his powers to the best 

 advantage. 



6. To convert by repetition those acts of obedience and 

 " cleverness," thus taught, into confirmed habits, so that 

 he may become a permanently useful servant. 



