no THE CADRES 



ively commanded the brigades to which I was to go. These 

 documents, when I had them translated, ran as follows : 



CIRCULAR LETTER. 



War Department. 



Administration of The Inspector To THE 



of Remounts of Cavalry and COMMANDER OF THE BRIGADE 



Brigades of the Cavalry OF THE CAVALRY RESERVE. 



Reserve. 



Mr. Hayes, who was formerly an officer in the English 

 Army, during his stay last year in R^lssia, introduced to a 

 small circle of cavalry officers at Krasnoe Selo his rapid 

 methods of breaking in young horses and making them quiet 

 to ride. 



Mr. Hayes system is based on a deep study of the horse, 

 and on a knowledge of the animal's disposition. His process, 

 which is by no means difficult and requires only a few simple 

 appliances, has the merit of not endangering the soundness of 

 young horses. 



Mr. Hayes is of opinion that he can very quickly break in 

 a young horse that has never been led, by working it with the 

 reins, appeasing it, and making it obedient without doing it 

 the slightest injury. 



Taking into consideration that oiir cavalry has to deal 

 with remounts which mostly come from the steppes and 

 are ^maccustomed to mankind, it is a matter of great 

 importance to us to attain perfection in the methods of 

 rendering horses quiet to ride. It is well known that the 

 preliminary breaking in of remounts by the methods of our 

 Remount officers requires a long time, and what is more 

 serious, it often leads to unfortunate accidents. The more 



