148 THE STUD. 



a man has strong nerves, and knows well how to" 

 manage horses, I most strongly recommend him 

 to reject at once a nervous, that is a timid horse, 

 for any purpose. ^Yith such an animal such an 

 individual would never be in safety. 



It may be supposed, and said, and with truth, 

 that a timid horse is more easily cowed by, and 

 less likely to resist the will of, the rider than a 

 bolder one. Doubtless such is the case, but 

 there would be nothing desirable in this, unless 

 the horse had some bad vice which we wanted to 

 correct; for supposing any animal to be good tem- 

 pered, fear of his owner is the last thing to be 

 desired. Cheerful obedience we want, but obe- 

 dience through fear will only be shown so long as 

 we are so situated as to be able to inspire or keep 

 up that fear, which may not at all times and under 

 all circumstances be the case. 



We grant the tioiid horse fears to disobey, or 

 in milder phrase, is inclined to yield to our com- 

 mand. This fear and inclination only lasts so 

 long as there is no stronger impulse felt to induce 

 the animal to become refractory. The timid horse 

 fears an angry sign from our hand, or an angry 

 sound from our voice, but he would much more 

 fear the sight of an approaching railway train or 

 the firing of a regiment, probably even the big 

 drum would carry the day against us, in in- 



If obedience to 



