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pled in his mind with the place in which he was 

 punished, in order that on passing there anew he 

 should not be afraid. 



There is great liability to error tvith respect 



to the susceptibility of horses 



to fear and their excitability to motion. 



In order to know the mental qualities of a 

 horse a certain amount of time and many tests 

 are required. The horse dealer puts him through 

 tests which last a moment only and even these 

 are rendered of no value by his men who are cle- 

 ver and have already trained the horse in their 

 way. They all keep the horse's attention engaged 

 so that he should not show his vices and fear, and 

 they do not allow him to stand still if, on his 

 standing still, defects could be perceived in his legs 

 which cannot be seen when he is in motion. Ge- 

 nerally the horse is intent on everything that 

 surrounds him and that he meets, but the dealer 

 with his men causes his attention to be distracted 

 and to be engaged with them, and the horse has 



