HISTORY. 



Question I page 1') 



History of Equitation. Antiquity. Middle ages. Italian 

 Schools. French Schools of the 16th, ITtli and ISth cen- 

 turies. Military Schools. Period from 17S9 to 1815. Res- 

 toration. Contemporary Equitation. Baucher. d'Aure. 



Name the most noted riding masters in these different 

 schools. 



HORSE TRAINING. 



Question II page 'I'l 



Definition and object of Horse Training. 

 Circumstances affecting duration of training. 

 Condition of the horse, age, breeding: experience an<l 

 skill of the horseman. 

 Object to be attained. 

 Three periods of training. 



Question III page 2") 



Preliminary work. Exercise by leading. 

 Care of young horses. Special recommendations. 

 Work on the longe: method of giving longe lessons to 

 young horses; its object. 



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