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never be hog-maned, as the mane can generally be 

 used with advantage in mounting hurriedly ; indeed, 

 the mane of a horse in warfare has often been instru- 

 mental in saving the rider from capture, and even 

 from death. 



THE TUITION OF A CHARGER. 



It is sometimes erroneously supposed that the 

 tuition of a military charger is a most tedious and 

 difficult business, but in reality it is nothing of the 

 kind. As a rule horses are all thoroughly mouthed 

 and broken before they are bought into the Army, 

 and from the daily routine of the drill and the one- 

 sided and limited nature of the work, they very 

 soon acquire naturally all that is required of them. 

 They should be kindly treated and well fed during 

 training, and the trainer should be a man with a 

 patient disposition and a cool head. 



WHAT SORT OF A MOUTH HE SHOULD HAVE. 



A charger should have a ready, pleasant-working 

 mouth, light enough to acquiesce readily to the touch 

 of the rein, and strong enough to carry the ponder- 

 ous regulation bit. The regulation decrees that the 

 charger must be constantly ridden on the curb, the 

 reason for which is not very apparent to the eyes of a 

 follower of hounds, but all who have been in the 

 Army will readily understand the advantages of the 

 curb in cavalry movements, both on parade and on 

 the battlefield. The horse is. more completely under 



