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Captain Nolan's system is not for troop 

 horses only, but will likewise make a hunter, 

 a hack, or any other horse, strong in the 

 muscles and handy. Much must be left to 

 the judgment of the instructor or trainer of 

 the horse, in dividing the work into lessons, 

 day by day. He shoukl vary some of the 

 lessons, according to the temper and the con- 

 dition of the horses. Some are sluggish, and 

 may require the use of the spur sooner than 

 others, but a gooi trainer can bring any 

 horse under control, that has not been 

 spoiled by previous mismanagement. 



If you cannot when mounted get your 

 horse to do what you require, dismount, 

 and try again, or get an assistant on foot 

 to help. If a horse is hard to rein back or 

 in, and rests the lower jaw against his 

 chest, use the snaffle to raise his head, and 

 the legs to drive him forward to the hand. 



Although much of Captain Nolan's sys- 

 tem, now substantially that pursued in the 

 British Army, was borrowed from Mons. 

 Baucher, the famous French trainer, yet a 

 great part was omitted, including the more 

 fanciful movements which were not con- 

 sidered necessary for cavalry. The Pirouette 

 was, however, recommended by Captain 



