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she has no stowage. Use the blooded horse for 

 running and jumping, with a day's rest follow- 

 ing each day's sport. It does not matter if the 

 rider's weight is concentrated on the space of a 

 postage stamp. It only matters that the 

 equipment be light for high speed, and slippery 

 to throw the rider in case he is not wanted on 

 the saddle. 



What is the horse to be used for ? War ? 

 Then if we love our country let us forget 

 tradition, take a rest from filling up returns, 

 and set ourselves to the exercise of human 

 reason until we find out what we really want. 

 Why do we use the horse in war ? To carry 

 men, to haul guns, and draw supplies. Why 

 do we use the horse for transport ? To 

 quicken the pace, and ease the labour of men. 

 Why do we need this mobility ? In order to 

 concentrate troops at distant points where they 

 w^ere not expected. Mobility is not jumping 

 on Germans, but the long, swift march that 

 covers and supplies the advance or the retreat 

 which shall decide the issue. Mobility may 

 include the getting and rendering of vital 

 news, the sudden seizure of a strong position, 

 or even the special privilege and glory of shock 

 action. 



Those of us who indulged ourselves in the 



