94 HOW THE HORSE LEARNS 



pulls. Touching him unexpectedly without warning 

 him first with the voice may also frighten him and 

 excite him to kick and bite. 



The horse who has learnt to kick and bite be- 

 cause the man who had charge of him has ill- 

 treated him, is readily inclined to think that every 

 man who approaches him wishes to ill-treat him 

 and rightly judges that it is better to prevent this 

 by placing himself first on the defensive and attack- 

 ing the man. 



Another man who should subsequently have 

 charge of that horse would need some time to per- 

 suade him that he does not desire to ill-treat him 

 as his predecessor did. He would have to use great 

 skill, care and caution in moving round him in 

 order to avoid being attacked, whilst by conti- 

 nually giving the horse good associations in con- 

 nection with his person and continually treating him 

 well the horse little by little grows to understand 

 and persuade himself that he does not desire to do 

 him any harm; but in the meantime he will be in 

 danger of attack. 



If the man wishes to persuade the horse that 



