x CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IV 



SHANDROVKA 



PAGE 



Russian Politeness Drinking a Fly Steppe Horses The Lasso Halter- 

 ing Horses Breaking in a Wild One Kicked over Rough Riding 

 Kalmouks An Imperial Cigarette Case Bargaining Double Poneys 

 Mr. Hothersall Half-bred Hackneys An Engagement A Lost 

 Friend ......... 79-91 



CHAPTER V 



THIRD TRIP TO RUSSIA 



Horses in the Baltic during Winter Riding in St. Petersburg Stable 

 Mismanagement General Strukof Prince Louis Napoleon Horse 

 Show Railway Travelling Beer and Spirits .... 92-98 



CHAPTER VI 



RETURN TO ST. PETERSBURG 



Hotel d'Angleterre Schotte Tips Wasters The British Trader Horses 



and Asses Meat in St. Petersburg .... 99-106 



CHAPTER VII 



THE CADRES 



Marching Orders Brigade Stations Composition of the Brigades 



Remounts General Palitzyne General Strukof Passive Resistance 107-1 14 



CHAPTER VIII 



LISKI 



A Dissenting Parson Russians as Linguists The Russian Language 

 The Liski Brigade General Hahn "Language" Reserve Officers 

 Russian Remounts Horses of the Don How to break in Wild Horses 

 Breaking at Liski Difficult to Shoe How not to do it Russian 

 Methods of Breaking ...... 115-134 



