CHAPTER I. 



METHODS OF SUBJECTION. 



IN the subjection and education of horses we have 

 three natural difficulties to overcome. First : The horse 

 is much stronger than man, and just so far as he learns 

 in any way that he can resist his control, to that degree 



FIG. 1. An intelligent, courageous, yet extremely sensitive nature. 

 A sketch from life of a noted Arabian Horse. 



will he be encouraged to become unmanageable and vi- 

 cious. Second : His methods of reasoning being limited to 

 seeing, hearing, and feeling, to prevent his becoming ex- 

 cited or frightened at objects and sounds with which he is 



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