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punishment suffered. He will be more ready to turn 

 feack and will forestall the rider next time he sees 

 the object of fear. 



He has greater fear of an object that moves, 

 — which is moved by the wind, — of an animal 

 running, — on hearing noise and not seeing the 

 cause of it, — of an approaching and increasing 

 noise, — in the place where he has never been 

 and which he does not know, — when he is in a 

 dark stable and in an isolated place and is not 

 accustomed to seeing many things. The object 

 which causes him fear if coming to meet him ma- 

 kes him more afraid than if he sees it sideways. 

 For this reason it is best to bend his head sideways 

 and make him see the object of fear from one 

 side, because on seeing it sideways he swerves and 

 turns aside, whilst on seeing that it is coming to- 

 wards him he turns back and this is worse. 



Whilst he is in motion he is more afraid and 

 grows more excited than whilst he is standing still. 

 At the trot he is more afraid than at a walk, and 

 at the gallop more than at the trot. Eor this reason 

 when he is afraid and is excited by it to run, he 



