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nearly all cavalry garrisons. Among tliose schooKs the 

 most celebrated were those at Saint-Germain, Versailles and 

 Saumur. The one at Saunmr which had been organized in 

 1763 by the regiment of carbineers was transformed in 1771 

 into a cavalry school to which every colonel was directed to 

 8end four officers and four non-commissioned officers annu- 

 ally. 



Period from 1789 to 1815. The Revolution suppressed 

 all cavalry schools. However, in 1798 the school at Ver- 

 sailles was re-established and took the name of "National 

 School of Instruction for Mounted Troops." In this new 

 school the instructors did not attempt equitation, }»ut 

 simply endeavored to teach the horse to carry his rider and 

 to travel at marching gaits. 



In 1799, two new schools were created, one at Lune- 

 ville and one at Angers, having the same object and the 

 same organization. The Versailles school was the only one 

 left in 1808, w^hen an imperial decree replaced it by the 

 school at Saint-Germain, intended to complete the instruc- 

 tion of cavalry second lieutenants after the course at Saint- 

 Cyr. 



Restoration. Upon the return to power of the Burbons, 

 the Versailles riding school was re-established and placed 

 under the direction of M. d'Abzac, who was assisted by 

 Messrs. de Goursac and Charrette de Boisfoucaud. 



The most noted riding masters of that school were tbe 

 Viscount O'Hegerty, de Vendiere, de Millange and de Vau- 

 giro. The Versailles school lasted until 1830. 



In 1814, the Restoration suppressed the school at Saint- 

 (Jermain and founded a new one at Saumur. The latter was 

 abolished in 1822, following General Berton's conspiracy 

 and the decree of 1823 established a school of aiiplication 

 I'or cavalry at Versailles. 



The riding School of the Pages, under tlic direction of 

 O'Hegerty formed a branch of the Versailles school. But 

 this new organization lasted only -a year and on November 



