294 PEAR 



Fear, if gi'eat, is a very serious matter in hor- 

 ses, because as it is an involuntary nervous com- 

 motion even g-ood treatment affords little remedy, 

 and has but slight influence. If there is no success 

 in removing it ill the way above explained this 

 means that it is an ill without remedy, and there- 

 fore an ill to which we must resign ourselves, 

 and it is useless to allow oneself to be overcome 

 by anger and to punish the horse, because this 

 only increases his fear. The real remedy is to em- 

 ploy the horse for slow draught purposes. 



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