54 SYSTEM FOR TRAINING CAVALRY HORSES. 



succession, tliis course of instruction is based upon 

 what is required for horses in general Much is left 

 to the judgment of the Instructor, who must vary the 

 application of some lessons, according to the disposi- 

 tion and temper of the horses. One may require 

 to have more perseverance used in his bending les- 

 sons ; another in reining back ; a third, sluggish and 

 lazy, may require the use of the spur before the time 

 laid down. For this no rule can be laid down, and 

 it must be left to the Instructor ; but for all that, the 

 time given is sufficient to bring any horse under con- 

 trol that has not been thoroughly spoiled by previous 

 mismanagement ; though it will depend upon the 

 rider, how far the horse is brought on within that 

 time. 



A SHORT EXPLANATION OF THIS SY^STEM IN QUESTIONS AND 

 ANSWERS, FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF NON-CO^OIISSIONED 

 OFFICERS AND MEN. 



1. To hreah in a horse ^ how do you hegin f 

 With the head and neck. 



2. Why? 



Because the head and neck should precede or begin 

 ev<3ry movement of the horse. 



3. How do you set about it f 



By teaching the horse to obey the feeling of the 

 reins. 



4. Do you do this on foot or on horseback f 



I begin with the bending lessons on foot, and thus 

 prepare the horse to obey the hand when mounted. 



