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[RC] swimming horse - rides2farThey had a barge in a deep river. They would tie onto the horse and tow it out into the deep water. I only really tried to swim with one horse and I think the reason he was going down was that instead of flattening out on the water and swimming he was reaching for the bottom with a hind foot which sent his rear end down. He'd touch bottom and leap. We crossed the pond like a speedboat with the front end flying up in the air and then sinking down into the water only to bounce right back up. I would think being in deep water would keep them from getting that habit. I remember an article in an *old* horse magazine I read as a teen about a horse that swam the English Channel. His owners thought he was a great swimmer so they trained him for it and led him behind a boat to do it. Angie ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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