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their system was based on the same lines as 

 Fillis', who was then at the St. Petersburg 

 Cavalry School. I was answered by an apt 

 reproach. '*No!" he said; "the training at 

 Saumur is the product of the old haute 

 ecole of France, progressively widened, im- 

 proved, and kept up to date. Should we 

 find in Fillis or other exponents any new 

 idea that might be worthy of acceptance, 

 we might try it and perhaps accept it. But 

 to accept in entirety the method of one 

 man would be to forfeit our experience of 

 centuries. The experience of centuries is a 

 priceless heritage." 



Space must necessarily prevent discussion on 

 certain points, which are open to argument. 

 In such cases I must ask my readers to regard 

 any assertions that are not proved to be 

 such as are sufficiently obvious, or requiring 

 too technical discussion for a book of this 

 description. 



No doubt there are many methods, other than 

 those that I shall suggest, which possibly are 

 equally good or even more adapted to special 

 circumstances. 



I shall endeavour to lay down a basis for 

 training on broad lines, so that a reader may 

 have a sound idea as to how he should start 



