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As we are to command the liorse, it should be 

 seen that the associations (detained by the iiorse 

 from our acticms and circumstances and things 

 which happen to him shoukl be associations ^vliich 

 teach him obedience and not disobedience. 



We must avoid f/ivivf/ the horse associations contrarij 



to our purpose of controlJinfi him, i. e. 

 giving him associations which make him understand 



that he is stronger titan we are, 



that he can do as he Irishes in 02>position to our will, 



and which teach him disohedience. 



Our controlling power is an imaginari/ power 

 and the horse can be withhekl by it only for so 

 h)ng as he believes it to be superior to him. Care 

 must be taken to retain this imaginary power b}' 

 not allowing ourselves to be overcome. We must 

 be very careful to avoid guiding the horse or al- 

 lowing him to come by chance into positions and 

 circumstances which may give him associations 

 contrary to the master}' Ave should have over him, 

 which m.ight give him occasion to see and to un- 



