60 THE MIND OP THE HOKSE 



ment of the man to cease and sees himself the 

 conqueror of man, and if this is repeated a few 

 times he acquires the habit of attacking whoever 

 approaches him. 



The first time that the horse attacks man, if it 

 is not due to a bad disposition, he has a reason, 

 but after having done so he attacks even without 

 motive, without provocation, solely owing to his 

 remembering having been ill-treated and having 

 rebelled. 



Many horses if they are not bad by nature or 

 if this vice is incipient and not inveterate may be 

 dissuaded from attacking by showing them that 

 they are not ill-treated but on the contrary are 

 treated well; by handling them in such a way as 

 to avoid their attacks and thus show them that 

 they do not succeed in injuring us; by giving them 

 the idea of our superiority by means of actions of 

 ours calculated to impress it upon them; by pre- 

 venting their attacks and punishing tliem. The mere 

 fear of punisliment is effective in bringing about 

 a cessation of attacks in but few horses and it is 

 requisite that good treatment should be the prin- 

 cipal means. 



