118 SCHOOL-TEAINING FOR HORSES. 



care and kindness. But there is not 

 in the heart of the horse that true 

 love for man that the dog, even when 

 neglected and ill-treated, always bears 

 for the one he acknowledges as master. 

 The horse, therefore, may not be go- 

 verned by love ; he must be made to 

 feel and to acknowledge the superior 

 power of man. This superior power 

 must be asserted through kindness and 

 firmness ; either extreme of harshness 

 or of indulgence will render the horse 

 vicious and destroy the influence of the 

 man over the animal. 



It is astonishing how much courage 

 a horse will receive from a cool and 

 determined rider, but the boldest horses 

 become timorous at unusual sights and 

 sounds when they do not feel the sup- 



