14 SYSTEM FOR TRAINING CATALRT HORSES. 



from the object ; tlien turn liim, and ride him quietly 

 up toward what he shied at, and make much of him 

 as long as he moves on ; never punish him with his 

 head to the object, for if you do he is as badly off 

 wdth his head one way as the other, w^hereas, when 

 the liorse finds out that he is only punished on turn- 

 ing back, he will soon give it up. If a horse takes 

 you up against a wall and leans to it, turn his head 

 to the wall and not away from it. 



When remount horses join a regiment, they should 

 be distributed amongst the old horses ; they thus 

 become accustomed to the sight of saddles and ae- 

 coutrements, &c., &c., and the old horses on each 

 side of them, taking no notice of all these things, in. 

 spire the young ones with confidence. 



The veterinary surgeon first takes them in hand, 

 and a dose of physic previous to their -going into 

 work is advisable ; meantime the men should handle 

 them, and saddle them quietly, under the superinten- 

 dence of a non-commissioned officer, and thus quietly 

 prepare them for instruction. 



The first day they are led out to the drill-ground 

 in saddles and with snaffle-bridles, and the instructor 

 should inspect the saddles to see that the cruppers 

 and girths are rather loose, so as not to inconvenience 

 the horses ; he should then order the men to mount 

 quietly, and at once walk them around in a large 

 circle, and whilst so doing, divide them into squads 

 of not more than sixteen each. He should pick out 



