26 XENOPHON ON HORSEMANSHIP. 



do over again, after the horse has finished 

 his work, just what you did before beginning 

 your ride. Horses that are ready to submit 

 to a task the second time, after having done 

 it once, give proof enough of high spirit. 

 To sum it all up, the least troublesome and 

 the most serviceable to his rider in the wars 

 would naturally be the horse that is sound- 

 footed, gentle, sufficiently fleet, ready and 

 able to undergo fatigue, and, first and fore- 

 most, obedient. On the other hand, horses 

 that need much urging from laziness or much 

 coaxing and attention from being too mettle- 

 some, keep the rider's hands always engaged, 

 and take away his courage in moments of 

 danger. 



