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he does not wish to do him any harm he must 

 remain quiescent, never do anything to him and 

 only be intent on passing round him in such a 

 way as to avoid being attacked. If he were to lose 

 patience once only and to punish the horse because 

 he tried to attack him, he would no longer be able 

 to persuade him. Only after much time in which 

 he has treated him well he can threaten him with 

 his voice and give him a single punishment. 



Or 



With horses it is not anger but judgment, pa- 

 tience and an idea of justice which are required. 

 Whoever does not desire to treat them in accor- 

 dance with this rule should not be allowed to have 

 charge of horses because he will make them acquire 

 vices. 



The unwillingness of the horse to allow the 

 bridle to be put on or to lower the head for any 

 other purpose arises, in the following way. The 

 man seeks to pull the head down in a rough way 

 by material force and the horse becomes afraid 

 and raises it; the man loses patience and hits him 

 on the neck or on the head, and the horse be- 

 comes so much the more afraid and raises the head 

 so much the more. 



