113 MAinJAL FOR NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. 

 Section 4. School of the Trooper, Mounted. 

 General Provisions. 



172. Object. — The primary object of this school is to train 

 the trooper in horsemanship and in the ready use of his 

 weapons while mounted. 



173. The instructor. — It is essential that the instructor (par. 

 37) be a skilled and experienced horseman, properly mounted. 

 He should always supplement the original explanation of a 

 movement by executing it himself, so that the recruits may 

 actually see the result that is desired and the means by 

 which it is effected. 



174. Cautions to instructors. — The instructor must first de- 

 velop the confidence of the recruit, give him a proper seat, 

 and make him supple on the horse. Progress should be 

 suited to his capacity and exempt him as far as practicable 

 from falls or other accidents. Instruction in the use of the 

 aids and in the means employed to train the horse to obey 

 them will follow\ 



When the recruit has acquired confidence in his ability to 

 ride and control his horse he will be instructed in the use of 

 arms mounted. 



Instruction is given individually; every new movement is 

 made the object of a particular -lesson given to each trooper 

 in turn. 



During the exercise the instructor avoids general remarks 

 and (in so far as possible) unfamiliar terms; in the correc- 

 tion of faults he addresses by .name those committing them. 



He passes frequently from one trooper to another repeating 

 advice and endeavoring to impress upon the troopers the prin- 

 ciples embodied in the regulations. In doing this he need not 

 use the language of the text. 



The instructor may be on foot or mounted. For the first 

 lessons it is advantageous to remain on foot so as better to 

 explain movements and correct faults. 



Steady, well-trained horses are selected for the first lessons. 

 The troopers exchange horses from time to time during the 

 lesson on indication from the instructor. 



