GRACEFUL HIDING. 4[j 



reins, and scarcely feel the bridoon ; any attempt to 

 guide the horse must be made by the slightest 

 touch of the rein possible. 



The rider also must have his chest as much over 

 the horse's withers as he can, and throw his weight 

 forward, holding on by the mane, to prevent the rush 

 of water from carrying him backwards. 



Should a horse appear distressed, a person unable 

 to swim may, with great safety, hold firmly by the 

 mane, and throw himself out flat on the water ; by 

 those means he relieves the animal from his weight, 

 and the horse coming once more into his depth, the 

 rider may again recover his position in the saddle. 



BOLTING, OR RUNNING AWAY. 



This dangerous habit is to be found very generally 

 in nervous and young horses, who at the least noise, 

 become alarmed, and try to escape ; quickening their 

 pace, they break from a trot to a gallop, until terri- 

 fied with the impotent struggles of their riders to 

 stop them, or the sound of wheels behind them, they 

 become maddened, and dash on in their perilous 

 career. 



Once a horse finds he has succeeded in these 

 efforts, on any recurrence of noise or cause of af- 

 fright, he will pursue the same course, to the immi- 



