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From practical work with enlisted men, it has been 

 found that there is little difficulty in teaching them the 

 kinds of aids, with their proper names, and the use and 

 form the various exercises take. The manner in which 

 they apply their aids and perform the exercises varies 

 with the individual's ability to ride and aptitude for 

 training. 



When Part TL is undertaken, the difficulties increase. 

 The difficulties do not lie in the use of the double rein, 

 which the men soon become accustomed to, but in un- 

 derstanding the flexions and the delicate use of the aids 

 required in these exercises and in the changes of lead 

 at the gallop. 



As hands are a most important element in Part II., 

 it is not surprising that men wdio have ridden perhaps 

 less than three years should have difficulty. 



Part II. should not be abandoned, either because of 

 the difficulties inherent to the exercises or because of the 

 lack of proper epuipment. The use of a double bridle 

 improvised from a watering bridle and a regulation bit 



