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fed livery hack in Paris, into one of the most-admired and 

 best-cared-for horses in Berlin, must have been a happy event 

 in the life of the amiable grey gelding. 



Berliner Tattersall, at which I put up Gustave at the very 

 moderate livery of 35. a day, is, no country excepted, 

 the best livery stables I have ever seen. The feeding and 

 grooming is very good, and the owners of horses which are 

 put up there, are allowed the use of two immense covered 

 riding-schools in which to exercise them. There is a restaur- 

 ant attached to the larger manege, round which there is a 

 low gallery capable of holding at least 300 people. The 

 existence of these tribunes, which are free to the public, 

 gives to dealers admirable opportunities for ' showing ' horses 

 to intending purchasers. 



The German seat on horseback, according to the precepts 

 of the Vaterland, is, to my thinking, singularly artificial and 

 stiff, and is consequently insecure for the rider and fatiguing 

 for the horse ; but, by their methods, they obtain great control 

 over their animals. Different to the Germans, the English 

 cavalry ride well ; but break-in their horses badly. If any of 

 my readers desire a proof of the inefficiency of our military 

 school training, they will obtain a striking one if they attend 

 a cavalry review and observe the length of time it takes a 

 regiment to reform after a charge. 



The Thiergarten, which is just outside Berlin, is an exten- 

 sive wood and pleasure ground through which there are miles 

 upon miles of beautifully kept drives and well laid down rides. 

 It has also, near the Zoological Gardens, a large open space, 

 called the Hippodrome, round which are placed a few small 

 fences for the use of the hard-riding public. The Thiergarten 

 confers on Berlin immense facilities for riding, superior even 

 to those which are enjoyed by Paris, and consequently this 

 exercise is extremely popular among the residents of the 

 Prussian capital. Knowing the equestrian scenes which may 

 be daily witnessed in his own familiar Rotten Row, an 

 Englishman might think that the riders in the Thiergarten are 



