30 THE ART OF TAMING HORSES. 



pean's ; the swing of his razor-like scimetar is terrible, 

 but an English trooper's downright blow splits the skull. 

 Why then does the latter fail? The light- weighted 

 horse of the dark swordsman carries him round his 

 foe with elastic bounds, and the strong European, un- 

 able to deal the cleaving blow, falls under the activity 

 of an inferior adversary ! 



Since the war, light men with broad chests have been 

 enlisted for Indian service. The next step, originally 

 suggested by Nolan, that every cavalry soldier should 

 train his own horse, will be made easy by the introduc- 

 tion of the Earey system. Country horse-breakers are 

 too ignorant, too prejudiced, and too much interested 

 in keeping up a mystery that gives them three months 

 employment, instead of three weeks, to adopt it. The 

 reform will probably commence in the army and in 

 racing stables. 



In the following pages, I have given the text of the 

 American edition of Mr. Rarey's pamphlet, and added 

 the information I have derived from hearing his lec- 

 tures, seeing his operations on " Cruiser," and other 

 difficult horses, and from the experience of my friends 

 and self in taming horses. Thus, in Chap. VI. to Mr. 

 Rarey's five pages I have added sixteen, and nine wood- 

 cut illustrations. In Chap. VII. the directions for the 

 drum, umbrella, and riding habit are in print for the 

 first time, as well as the directions for mounting with 

 slack girths. Chaps. VIII. to XIV. have been added, 

 in order to make this little work a complete manual for 

 those who wish to benefit in riding as well as training 

 horses from the experience of others. 



In my opinion, the Rarey system is invaluable for 



