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the other man who first ill-treated him and that 

 he also desires to ill-treat him. 



If under certain circumstances, in the presence 

 of certain objects or in certain places he has felt 

 fear and has been able to turn back, this fact is 

 the motive from which he, finding himself anew 

 in the same circumstances, will again desire to 

 turn back. If on being pricked with the spurs he 

 has been able to throw up the croup, on being 

 touched again he will repeat this movement. 



It depends upon us not to give him ideas, 

 temptations and opportunities for performing ac- 

 tions against our desire or to our detriment, by 

 not conducting him where he would be subject to 

 tliem before training has taught him obedience 

 and has enabled him to be eolleeted or put into 

 that position of the body in which he is in our 

 power, aud can be held back. 



(Did hiti intenUons. 



The horse gives signs of ideas, feelings, desires, 

 passions, or intentions to pertbrm certain actions, 



