248 METHOD OF HORSEMANSHIP. 



manship as he previously felt ennui and dis 

 gust. My principles are simple, easy in their 

 application, and within the reach of every 

 mind. They can everywhere make (what 

 is now so rare) skillful horsemen. I am 

 sure that if my method is adopted and well 

 understood in the army, where the daily ex 

 ercise of the horse is a necessary duty, we 

 will see equestrian capacities spring up 

 among the officers and sub-officers by thou 

 sands. There is not one among them who, 

 with the study of an hour a-day, would not 

 be able to give any horse the following quali 

 ties and education in less than three 

 months : 



1. General suppling. 



2. Perfect lightness. 



3. Graceful position. 



4. A steady walk. 



5. A trot, steady, measured, and extended. 



6. Backing, as easily and as freely as 

 going forward. 



