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at a trot in a circle until he has become indiffe- 

 rent to them. By repetitions and gradation the 

 feelings of fear due to his being touched diminish 

 and disappear. Teaching him not to be afraid of 

 objects and to be touched in all parts of the bodj^ 

 should be proceeded with after he goes well at 

 the lounge. 



Great care must be taken that on the first oc- 

 casions of liis being afraid of any object no harm 

 should happen to him owing to any cause foreign 

 to us. The horse would associate it with the object 

 and would be much more afraid of it, and it would 

 be much more difficult to remove the fear. He 

 must not be allowed to go under water the first 

 time he is made to go into the water to teach him 

 to swim. It will not be possible to persuade hin 

 to go into the water a second time. In cases of 

 great fear the company of other horses should be 

 used as a more effective means of persuasion. 



In past times particular care was taken to teach 

 the foal not to be afraid during the year of his 

 teaching. In the company of a ridden horse he was 

 sent everywhere to see whatever might cause him 



