HORSEMANSHIP. 55 



1743. 



(eg Military Equitation : or, a Method of Breaking 

 Horses, and Teaching Soldiers to Ride. De- 

 signed for the Use of the Army. By Henry, 

 Earl of Pembroke. Scientia, et Patientia. 



Equitem docuere sub armis 



Insultare solo, et gressus glomerare superbos. 



— VIRG. 



Vis consili expers mole riiit sua. — HOR. 



9 

 The Fourth Edition. London. 1743. 



4to. 140 pp. of text, 17 plates. M., 8^ in. by 6i in. 



Dedicated to the King. 



Contents :— Chap. I.— The method of preparing horses 

 to be mounted, with the circumstances relative to it. 

 Chap. 11.— The method of placing the men and ren- 

 dering them firm on horseback, with some occasional 

 instructions for them and the horses ; and of bits. 

 Chap. 111.— The method of suppling horses with 

 men upon them, by the Epaule en dedans, etc., with 

 and without a longe, on circles and on straiht lines ; 

 and of working horses in hand. Chap. IV. — Of the 

 head to the wall, and of the croupe to the wall. 

 Chap, v.— The Trot. Chap. VI.— The method of 

 reining back, and of moving forwards immediately 

 after— of piaffing— of pillars, etc., of moving pillars, 

 etc. Chap. VI 1.— The method of teaching horses to 

 stand fire, noises, alarms, sights, etc., of preventing 

 their lying down in the water, to stand quiet to be 

 shot off from, to go over rough and bad ground, to 

 leap hedges, gates, ditches, etc., standing and flying, 



