fO HOW THE HORSE LEAENS 



required to do. They move on the order march, 

 hecaiise after the sound of this word they were 

 constantly made to advance, and therefore with 

 the sound of this ^v(n"d they associated tlie idea of 

 motion. They -s'top at the command halt, because 

 oil tlie sound of Iialf, they were constantly stoi)pe(l, 

 and with the sound of Jialt they associated the action 

 of stopping. 



They understand that it is intended to give them 

 oats from seeing in hand the oat sieve in which 

 they were usually given them because they have 

 associated the giving of oats ^vith tlie taking in 

 hand of the sieve. Thus with the action of taking' 

 h<dd of the bucket, they have associated the ideti 

 of drinking, and they neigh if they are thirsty. 

 Thus they understand the bugle call, which precedes 

 their being fed, because having been constantly fed 

 after the bugle call they have associated the being 

 fed with the sound of the bugle. 



Learning by association extends, according to 

 the degree of intelligence and of individual memoiy 

 of the horse*, to the more or less minute or con- 

 spicuous circumstances of actions, objects, places, 



