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the practice of bold riding, should endeavor to acquire all 

 the "finesse" of the art. This is the object of the riding 

 instruction given at the Cavalry School. 



These several degrees of instruction differ from each 

 other only in their extent and in the indication of more or 

 less elementary or scientific methods according to the 

 abilities of the riders to whom they are addressed; they 

 rest on the same principle and tend toward the same 

 object, and insure a harmony of instruction which is indis- 

 pensable to the proper use and the progress of the Cav- 

 alry. 



Part II. The education of the horse presumes, on the 

 other hand, a trained rider; it comprises the examination 

 of everything which concerns the horse. It considers, 

 morally, his mental constitution, and means for establish- 

 ing his confidence; physically, his temperament, putting 

 him in condition, then the laws of balance and animal 

 locomotion from which come training properly called. 



Part III. Application of the principle of equitation and 

 horse training to the use of the horse. — This chapter con- 

 siders the trained rider mounted on the trained horse 

 and lays down rules for use in the daily work. There is 

 nothing fixed in these divisions; they overlap mo;"e or less. 

 Nevertheless, in assigning a certain place to ideas and 

 facts they tend toward the clearness necessary in the ex- 

 tended domain of equitation; they direct the efforts of the 

 instructor or rider according to the location of faults— the 

 ignorance or awkwardness of the man or the weakness or 

 bad will of the horse. 



