2. on education and training of young horses

How to educate a foal I actually need not describe, because as everybody knows in the state the richest who also participate in government are being appointed riders. Much more important it seems to be for the noble young man to pay attention to a good bearing of the body and try to learn the art of riding, than spend time as trainer and breaker of young unridden horses.

Who now thinks like I about the education of the foal will have it done by other people. One has to proceed like in case of a boy, who you give to somebody for education, making a written contract, which defines, with which skills the time of education has to be finished. It shall be an instruction for the trainer, what he has to care for in the education of the young horse, if he wants to receive his compensation.

Important is, that the foal is handed over to the rider tame, obedient and trusting. These virtues the foal will usually be trained already at home by a sensible groom by knowing how to arrange, that being alone for the foal becomes equal to hunger, thirst and anger, but food, drink and safety from everything that hurts comes from the man.

If this is consequently observed, the result will be, that the foal does not only like human but indeed wants them. Also one should touch and caress those parts of the body, on which the horse enjoys it most. These bodyparts are first those with most hair like mane and forelock, and then the parts, on which the horse cannot help himself when something hurts. One also has to tell the groom to lead the foal trough crowded places and bring him to all different kinds of objects and noise to get accustomed to it. If the foal is afraid of it, one may not teach him with hard but with soft treatment, that he need not be afraid.