PREFACE, 



^T^HIS little work has been written especially 

 ^ with a view of presenting a method of 

 training horses for the use of mounted soldiers ; 

 but there is nothing herein recommended that 

 would not be important, if not absolutely neces- 

 sary, for the education of any horse intended for 

 the saddle. 



How long it would take to carry a horse 

 through the course I have laid down would 

 depend upon the age, strength, and disposition 

 of each horse. The lessons might extend from 

 the time the colt is weaned until it is four years 

 old ; or a strong three-year-old, with two short 

 lessons daily, might be thoroughly trained in 

 three months. 



