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Gatchina obtain equal praise. There were Grenadiers, 

 Uhlans, (own brothers in appearance to the Prussians of the 

 same ilk), Hussars the crack regiment in the Russian 

 horse, as many a Russian nobleman has to admit when his 

 son's bills come home and, lastly, Cossacks of the Don. 

 These wild-looking fellows ride with short stirrups and short 

 rein. Their horses are plump, small, shaggy bays, lively as 

 crickets, and tough as nails. The big Cossack pulled his 

 little head nearly into his breast coat-pocket, and dug 

 his heels far under the animal's belly. They charged 

 furiously, but halted with wonderful precision. In a gallop, 

 one pony sprawled on all fours, and four times in succession 

 he slipped to the ground before recovering his feet ; the 

 Cossack, however, never lost his seat, and in the end pulled 

 him up bodily. 



