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do not gallop go out for walking exercise alone, or arc 

 mven the mountinfr lesson. 



Conditioning. — AVork in the open air ought to 

 commence as soon as the 3^oung horses, accustomed to 

 the rider's weight, have sufficient knowledge of the 

 aids to enable them to be taken out without fear of 

 accidents. 



The open air, the employment of the paces in 

 accordance with the nature of the ground, their 

 regularity, graduation in length and speed, the periods 

 of rest and slackness intelligently used, are the elements 

 which the instructor has at his disposal to attain his 

 object, and to develop normally the organs of the young 

 horse. 



Organization of the lessons. The leading horse. — 

 The instructor divides the young horses into groups 

 according to their breed, character, temperament, and 

 paces. The examination which he has made during 

 the early lessons in the school, the study of the registers, 

 in which arc entered by the Remount Service the 

 performances, and the age at which the horse was 

 iQOught, help to fix their first division. 



Every day, as the horses leave the stable, the in- 

 structor examines the legs of the young horses ; he 

 then has them walked round him, notices their apparent 

 condition, and their expression of face ; asks the 

 riders about the appetite and character of their mounts, 

 about the difficulties which occur, and as to the results 

 attained. The instructor groups, in accordance with 

 the information received, the horses capable of doing 

 the same work, and marks off those which ought to be 

 sent out alone. 



The horses which work together are divided into 

 parties of four or five, and do their work on different 



