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and persistently urging him with aids and punish- 

 ments for exciting him to go so that he may not 

 stop and get out of hand, as then he maj^ turn to 

 one side or back. Drawing off his attention and 

 keeping him occupied and engaged with us is the 

 best means of preventing the horse from being 

 afraid, and even up to a certain extent from making 

 reactions for other reasons. Some hoi'se dealers 

 know this well, and are very skilful in doing it. 

 Three or four of their men walk around the horse 

 which they are showing tlie buyer, and all of them 

 do something to hiiii, and the horse, having his 

 attention engaged by many different actions and 

 men, goes straight forward without showing fear, 

 and without doing anything. He is afterwards 

 afraid when with the buyer, because the buyer 

 does not do the same to him as the dealer' s men 

 did. 



Pretence of fear. 



The term « pretence of fear » is used when the 

 horse passes an object while held in hand without 



