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instincts of fear or self-preservation — to tlie satis- 

 faction of his needs such as feeding, drinking, etc. , 

 and to the sensations he receives due to objects. 



The ideas of the horse arise: fi'om his instincts; 

 from the objects which, coming under the action 

 of his senses, give rise to sensations in him; from 

 the movements made by ourselves or others which 

 he sees and observes ; from the actions he has per- 

 formed or has been able to perform. 



The sight of ourselves or of another horse mo- 

 ving in front gives him the idea of following. The 

 sight of others running gives him the idea of run- 

 ning. For this reason we can give rise to the ideas 

 we desire in him; by letting him see objects, cir- 

 cumstances and movements which call forth in him 

 the required ideas; bj^ making movements which 

 call forth in him certain ideas we desire ; by asso- 

 ciating one action with another and letting him 

 see that by such and such an aid he is constantly 

 compelled to go through a certain movement. 



His desires, his feelings, his intentions and his 

 will to make movements are caused by and are 

 likewise due to his instincts ; to the objects which 



