84 HOW THE HOKSB LEABNS 



hiin associations favourable eitlier to his being obe- 

 dient or to his being disobedient. 



All ou.r actions and all those acts which compel 

 the horse to do what we wish or prevent him from 

 doing what he Avonld wish, give him associations 

 snited to teach him obedience. 



All our actions, all those deeds on our part 

 which allow the horse to do what he wishes, which 

 do not succeed in preventing him from carrying 

 out his desires, give him associations which teach 

 him disobedience. 



If the horse wishes to go to the stable and wc 

 prevent him from going there, the association acqui- 

 red by the horse from this fact is that we are 

 superior to him, and that Ave have compelled him 

 to yield his determination to ours, and he conse- 

 quently acquires the idea of obedience to us. 



If the liorse wishes to go to the stable and snc- 

 ceeds in going there notAvithstanding onr opposition, 

 tlie association acquired by the horse from this fact 

 is that he is superior to us, that he has been able 

 to carry out his own desire in opposition to us, 

 and he has acquired from it the idea of disobe- 

 dience to us. 



