THE HORSE. 91 



driving a pony near London when, some distance 

 ahead, I saw a bolting horse which had got away 

 from its driver and was approaching at a furious 

 gallop. The pony did not see the terrified run- 

 away, which, fortunately, was stopped before it 

 reached me. As I drove past the spot where 

 some men were holding the animal, the pony, 

 which all the time had g-ained no knowledgfe of 

 what was groino- on, heard the snorting; of the 

 frightened horse and at once became so terrified 

 as to be almost uncontrollable. The sound was 

 to him evidently a warning signal of the most 

 urgent kind, and for the rest of the morning 

 he kept his head up (although not naturally a 

 shy animal), as if on the look - out for some 

 dangerous object. There is no surer way of 

 judging whether an animal is naturally and 

 habitually accustomed to associate with its fellows 

 and to act in concert with them than by observ- 

 ing its readiness in expressing emotion. 



One remarkable and most valuable trait in 

 the horse is its courage. This was doubtless 

 attributable in the first place to the habit of 

 the wild stallion of waging fierce war with rivals 

 or enemies. Although valour of the combative 

 kind is not often called for in the domestic 



