where there Is a fine hard bottom, deepening 

 gradually ; for if the horse feels the bottom 

 soft or muddy, it will be found almost im- 

 possible to prevail upon him to proceed. 



If your horse can swim, and you wish to 

 cross a river, take it slanting, or with the cur- 

 rent ; for if the distance be considerable, he 

 will become tired by labouring too m.uch if 

 you keep his head against the stream, and you 

 will be in danger of drowning. A horse will 

 never be restive or stubborn in the water, as 

 he dreads too much his situation; you must 

 therefore let him have his head, and guide him 

 gently, and as was before observed, obliquely 

 with die current. Good-tempered horses are 

 easily cured of restiveness, but those that are 

 naturally vicious will retain something of it 

 during their lives. 



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