252 Restlvetiess : its Prevention and Cure, 



under the belly, and this will generally suffice to get the 

 animal to go forward. 



In conclusion, it (^nnot be too strongly impressed on 

 the minds of those who undertake to handle restive 

 horses that very little can be done by main force, no- 

 thing at all by cruel or even severe treatment, whereas 

 everything may be fairly hoped from patience, judg- 

 ment and kindness. It is especially in this department 

 of riding that the truth of our Horatian motto, " Vis 

 consili expers mole ruit sua," verifies itself. One can 

 almost fancy that the passage was suggested to the Latin 

 poet by having seen some Roman rough-rider dragging 

 a rearing horse over on himself. 



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