16 SYSTEM FOR TRAINING CAVALRY HORSES. 



take hold and lead those horses that are unsteady 

 when mounted, and if any one of them stands still, 

 take care that the man trying to lead him on does 

 not pull at his bridle, and look him in the face, which 

 will effectually prevent the animal from moving for- 

 ward ; make the man who leads the horse turn his 

 back and go on, and, in almost every case, the horse 

 will follow. 



"Tlie instructor should insist on the men using 

 their horses gently ; he will thus save much time, and 

 gain his object." 



ON THE Sl^AFFLE. 



First Lesson.— (Five Days.) 



Where there is no riding-house, and there are but 

 few in the United States, the instructor should lay off 

 a rectangular track on a level piece of ground for his 

 riding-school ; for squads of sixteen horses or less, 

 two hundred and fifty feet by eighty are suitable di- 

 mensions. 



During these first lessons old horses should lead 

 off, and a few dismounted men be with the different 

 squads, to assist in keeping the horses in their places 

 when required. 



Tlie first point to gain is to get the young horses to 

 go forward, and to go willingly ; they should there- 

 fore be allowed to walk three or four times quietly 



