108 HOW THE HOESB LEAENS 



that the association of pleasure or of iniin, i. e. 

 of approval or disapproval, should follow immedia- 

 tely on the action he performs which is to be ap- 

 proved or disapproved; 



that the associations which are given him in 

 order to teach him to make the various movements 

 should be of things that he knows and understands 

 and should be adapted to give rise in him to the 

 ideas of the actions which it is desired to teach 

 him; 



that the body of the horse should be prepared 

 to make the movements it is desired to do, so 

 that he may execute them and be brought to per- 

 form them by degrees, in order that they should 

 not be difficult to him and should therefore not 

 arouse him to oppositions and reactions. 



Attention. 



It is necessary that the horse should give his 

 attention to us in order to understand the associations 

 given to him for the purpose of giving rise in him 

 to the ideas we desire with a view to making him 



