34 THE HORSE AND HIS RIDER. 



tered off, preceded by Caesar, and took the leap in a 

 neat and regular style. The dog was then desired to 

 bring him back again, and it was speedily done in the 

 same manner. On one occasion Caesar lost hold of 

 the reins, and as soon as the horse cleared the leap, 

 he immediately trotted up to his canine guide, who 

 took hold of the bridle, and led him through the water 

 quietly." 



" A gentleman," says Mr. Jesse, " who resides near 

 Southampton, had a retriever, a large half-bred New- 

 foundland dog, that had formed a friendship with a 

 horse, which, at the time I am referring to, was turned 

 out into a paddock near the house. The dog, hunting 

 one day by himself, was caught in a snare by the leg, 

 and after struggling some time, during which its cries 

 were heard, he disengaged himself so far from his 

 confinement as to break the string of the snare, the 

 wire being still attached to the limb. In this situation 

 he was observed by my friend and his host to go to 

 the horse in the paddock, and seemed at once to make 

 him aware of his distress. The horse gently put his 

 nose down to the dog, and the dog having licked it, 

 lifted up the leg to which the snare was attached in a 

 manner which could not be mistaken. The horse 

 immediately began to try to disengage the snare, by 

 applying his teeth to it in a gentle and cautious 

 manner, although he was unable to succeed in remov- 

 ing it. This is by no means a solitary instance of the 



