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position changed if lie is well treated and sees 

 that lie is prevented from having his own way and 

 from rebelling, but generally it is a difficult thing 

 to get him to obey after he has seen that he has 

 been superior to man and has conquered him. He 

 can only forget his superiority to man after the 

 lapse of a good deal of time during which he has 

 received judicious treatment. 



The horse which has become bad owing to ill-treat- 

 ment is obstinate and makes reactions deliberately 

 even without being provoked and at times with 

 the idea of injuring man, because he knows by 

 experience that man is his enemy and that he has 

 conquered him. While being ridden he shows the 

 more self-will if he has already noted that he has 

 succeeded in throwing his rider, and he always 

 desires to do so. 



He may be bad in the stable owing to bad 

 treatment or a bad disposition. The horse who is 

 really bad by nature fears neither threats nor 

 punishments and attacks deliberately, and man is 

 unable to defend himself. It is useless running the 

 ' risk of taking such an animal in hand as he is not 



