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fear, and to learn to know all the objects in all 

 places where he might have been afraid. At that 

 time this was much more necessary because horses 

 were reared at liberty and were half wild. I^ow 

 this is less necessary because their rearing is dome- 

 stic, but they still are afraid of almost everything 

 and must be taught to know every kind of object 

 and accustomed not to be afraid, instead of this 

 not being thought of, as is generallj' done. They 

 should be led round the streets so as to get used 

 to seeing the various objects after they have been 

 taught not to be afraid on foot with the lounges 

 and cavesson in a closed place. 



Teaching the horse not to he afraid of an object 

 after he has once become afraid. 



The horse has learnt to be afraid of an object 

 because the object has aroused in him the idea of 

 fear, and he was allowed to remain in this appre- 

 hensive frame of mind instead of its being imme- 

 diately dispelled by the above means of persuasion, 

 or still worse, he has learnt to be afraid because 



