PRELIMINARY FOR THE BATTERY MOUNTED 



To prepare recruits for their work with teams it is advantageous 

 during this period frequently to form the section in a number of squads 

 each composed of six or eight men in column of twos simulating six or 

 eight horse teams. Such a formation is favorable for teaching the men 

 the evolutions encountered in the battery mounted and for teaching 

 them to obey signals and bugle calls. It is especially favorable fo'' 

 teaching the relative position of the various horses of a team during a 

 turn such as is involved in an about or a movement by the flank of an 

 Artillery carriage. 



THE DRIVER 



Section 1. — Object and Sequence of the instruction. 

 The object of this instruction is the training of the Field Artillery 

 driver : 



(a) In harnessing and unharnessing and in the proper fitting clean- 

 ing and care of harness. 



(b) In managing and maneuvering a single pair. 



(c) In managing and maneuvering the dififerent pairs of a team in 

 draft. In the instruction of recruits quiet, well-trained horses will be 

 used. 



In order to secure and maintain interest, and in order that the work 

 may completely cover the subject it is of importance that the instructor 

 adhere to a systematic and progressive sequence of instruction. 



In all driver instruction, whether it pertains to the training of recruits 

 or to the specialization of men as drivers, work in equitation 

 should be continued as a part of the daily program. This instruction 

 may properly be a review of that outlined under The Soldier Mounted, or 

 it may be more advanced, as indicated in paragraph 210, F. A. D. R. 



The following subjects arranged in a proper sequence will be covered 

 in the training of the driver. 



