HOW THE HORSE LBABNS 8 J 



or those of pleasure to the things we desire liim to 

 do, so that he may he induced to do them, and 

 we should give had associations or those of displea- 

 sure and pain to those things whicli he does and 

 we do not wish him to do, so that lie may be in- 

 duced not to do them. 



In order to render it easy for us to teach and 

 for the horse to learn, we should first and foremost 

 give him good associations with ourselves in relation 

 to him by treating him loeU, so as to dispose him 

 to give us his attention and so that his will may 

 be brought to do what we desire, and we should 

 avoid treating him badly so that he should not 

 take a dislike to us and hate us and become op- 

 posed to us, and revolt against us. 



If we treat him well, if we caress him, if we 

 give him something to eat which he likes, we in 

 his mind associate -with our person the idea of being 

 a benefit to him, he learns not to fear us, to re- 

 main with us willingly, he acquires confidence in 

 us and becomes disposed to obey us. 



If we illtreat him, we associate in his mind 

 with our person an idea of evil to him, we give 



